| 单词 | egret |
| 释义 | egret noun[C] uk/ˈiː.ɡrət/us/ˈiː.ɡrət/pluralegretsororegretalargewhitebirdwithlonglegsthat is atypeofheron 白鹭 Brian E. Kushner/Moment/GettyImages Birds which live by or on inland water
Examplesofegretegret The wetland and its surrounding area is an important habitat for egrets and heron and an important wintering ground for many duck species. From theCambridge English Corpus There you will find that the number ofegretwings and millinery mounts is exceedingly large, numbering in some cases thousands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there was a very much worse case, which even my noble friend did not attempt to defend, of the importation of egrets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In total, more than 400 species - whales, dolphins, manatees, herons, egrets, etc. - were endangered. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English That is anegret, in perfect condition after forty years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perhaps not very important, but in the case of theseegretfeathers this one consignment was of the value of £1,555. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I had not to deal with the case of theegret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The upland habitat provided nesting, shelter, and food for egrets, herons, and raptors that also used the wetlands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At its peak in 1995, the island supported 400 nesting pairs of herons, egrets, ibis and 121 nesting pairs of double-crested cormorants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Breeding birds include piping plovers, great egrets and red-winged blackbirds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is a noisy breeding colony of egrets, night herons and cormorants and also a colony of flying foxes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Powder down is also found in the egrets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the marshes, great blue, green and little blue herons, as well as common and snowy egrets, hunt for fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mixed riparian forest habitat on the refuge is important for breeding and migrating passerine birds, and supports a large heron/egretrookery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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