Wagtail
[wægteil]
解释:
(noun.) Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks.
克莱德编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name.
黛朵录入
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor).[2]. Bird of the genus Motacilla.
希尔达整理
娱乐性解释：
To see a wagtail in a dream, foretells that you will be the victim of unpleasant gossip, and your affairs will develop unmistakable loss.
手打:利奥波德
例句:
- Look at the water wagtail, she said and pointed to the gray ball of a bird that was bobbing up and down on a stone up the stream. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- I have two water-wagtails, carved in wood, and painted--perhaps you have seen it? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- That is hers, those two wagtails in Hermione's boudoir--you've seen them--they are carved in wood and painted. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The hens were pecking round it, some chickens were balanced on the drinking trough, wagtails flew away in among trucks, from the water. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
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