中英互译
curlew
英 /ˈkɜːljuː/美 /ˈkɜːrluː/
基本释义
- n.麻鹬(一种鸟)
复数curlews或curlew
双语例句
- Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew .东半球矶鹬,嘴巴弯曲象麻鹬。
- New World curlew that breeds in northern north America.在北美洲北部繁殖的新大陆杓鹬。
- He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din.他可以听到一些杓鹬所发出的那种穿透喧嚣的诡异叫声。
网络短语
- Eurasian Curlew白腰杓鹬;大杓鹬
- Little Curlew小杓鹬
- Curlew Sandpiper弯嘴滨鹬;弯咀滨鹬;浒鹬
- Eastern Curlew大杓鹬
- Eskimo Curlew爱斯基摩杓鹬;极北杓鹬;街道地址
英英释义
- n.large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
词源
- curlew来自古法语courlieu (法语courlis).
- curlew杓鹬拟声词,模仿该鸟的叫声。或来自词根cur, 跑,词源同current, 因善跑而得名。
- curlewFrom Old French courlieu (French courlis).