Thrush
[θrʌʃ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast.
(noun.) a woman who sings popular songs.
(noun.) candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults.
手打:罗纳德--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush.
(n.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae.
(n.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
迪克整理
解釋/意思:
n. a genus of Passerine birds of the family Turdid specifically the throstle song-thrush or mavis of Europe.
n. an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of the mouth and throat.
校對:卢埃林
例句/造句/用法:
- The Thrush went out of harbour this morning. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- But have you heard about the Thrush? 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- There were three species of mocking-thrush, two of them confined to one island each. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Thrush in all his glory in another light. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Sloop Thrush being made out was spreading general joy through a wide circle of great people. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- I remember, a thrush had the confidence to snatch out of my hand, with his bill, a of cake that Glumdalclitch had just given me for my breakfast. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- But by G--, you lost a fine sight by not being here in the morning to see the Thrush go out of harbour! 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Whereabouts does the Thrush lay at Spithead? 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The destination of the Thrush must be now preeminently interesting. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I knew this meant, in our local dialect, like two young thrushes, and received it as a compliment. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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