Blackbird
['blækbɜːd] or ['blækbɝd]
解释:
(n.) In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelaeus phoeniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing.
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例句:
- I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- Suddenly some one passed below, whistling like an operatic blackbird, and a voice called out, All serene! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- No one supposes that the stripes on the whelp of a lion, or the spots on the young blackbird, are of any use to these animals. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- There was a long pause, while a blackbird sung blithely on the willow by the river, and the tall grass rustled in the wind. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
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