Petrel
['petr(ə)l] or ['pitrəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land.
克雷格編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera.
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解釋/意思:
n. a long-winged dusky sea-bird rarely landing except to lay its eggs esp. the Stormy petrel called by sailors 'Mother Carey's Chickens ' scarcely larger than a lark the smallest web-footed bird known.
迪莉娅編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- She's the “Stormy Petrel” now. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I am afraid, my dear Colonel, that you must regret the hour that you took in such a stormy petrel as I am. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- I'm glad Crispin is safely away; his boat will be flying like a stormy petrel before this stiff breeze. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- You are the stormy petrel of crime, Watson. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- What does Mr. Peggotty care for Stormy Petrels! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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