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BNC: 1072 COCA: 1122

bird

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bird /bɜːd $ bɜːrd/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]  
1 BIRDHBPa creature with wings and feathers that can usually fly. Many birds sing and build nests, and female birds lay eggs 鸟;禽
 wild birds
野鸟
 The dawn was filled with the sound of birds.
黎明时分,鸟鸣声不绝于耳。
 a flock of birds (=a group of birds flying together)
一群飞鸟
 a wooden bird cage
木制鸟笼
2. WOMAN British EnglishBrE informal not polite a word meaning a young woman, which some people think is offensive 姑娘,妞〔有些人认为此词具有冒犯性〕
3. the birds and the bees SEthe facts about sex – used humorously or to children 〔幽默用法或对儿童讲述的〕有关性的基本常识,性知识
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4 a little bird told me (something) informalKNOW something used to say that you know something, but you will not say how you found out 有人告诉我(某事)
 A little bird told me that you’ve got engaged.
有人告诉我说你订婚了。
5. birds of a feather (flock together) informalSAME used to say that two or more people have similar attitudes, beliefs etc 物以类聚,人以群分;有相同志趣[信念等]的人(聚在一起)
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6 give somebody the bird 
a) American EnglishAmE informal to make a very rude sign at someone by holding your middle finger up 对某人竖起中指〔一种下流手势〕
b) British EnglishBrERUDE/IMPOLITE to show strong disapproval of someone who is performing or speaking in public, by shouting, making rude noises etc 向某人发嘘声,向某人喝倒彩
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7. a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) USEFULused to say that it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get more 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林,千羊在望不如一兔在手
8. the bird has flown informalLEAVE A PLACE used to say that the person you are looking for has already left or escaped 要找的人走了,要抓的人逃了
9. be (strictly) for the birds USELESS old-fashioned informal to be silly, useless, or not practical 愚蠢;毫无用处;不实用
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10. wise/wily/funny/weird etc old bird old-fashioned informal a person who seems wise, funny etc 聪明/狡猾/古怪/奇怪等的老东西
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11. do bird SCJ British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informal to serve a prison sentence 蹲监狱 SYN do time
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early bird at early1(9), → kill two birds with one stone at kill1(13)
nCOLLOCATIONS
types of bird
a wild bird
Our organization aims to protect wild birds.
a bird of prey (=that hunts and eats small animals)
A single bird of prey hovered overhead.
a game bird (=that people shoot and eat)
They hunt game birds such as ducks and pheasants.
a seabird/sea bird
Sea birds are often the victims of oil spills.
a songbird (=that makes pleasant sounds in order to attract other birds)
Hedges provide good protection for songbirds.
a migratory bird (=that moves to different regions for the summer and winter)
This route is taken by many migratory birds going south.
a flightless bird (=that cannot fly)
The emu is a large flightless Australian bird.
phrases
a flock of birds (=a large number of birds together)
Suddenly a flock of birds flew up into the sky.
bird + NOUN
bird song (=musical sounds that birds make)
The forest is full of bird song at all times of the year.
bird watching (=the activity of watching wild birds)
One of his hobbies is bird watching.
a bird watcher
The coast path is a paradise for bird watchers.
verbs
a bird flies
Some birds fly incredible distances.
a bird soars (=flies very high in the sky)
We watched birds soar in the blue sky above.
a bird swoops down (=it suddenly flies down)
The bird swoops down on its prey.
a bird flaps its wings (=it moves its wings up and down)
The baby birds were trying to flap their wings.
a bird sings (=makes musical sounds)
I woke up to hear the birds singing outside.
a bird chirps/twitters (=makes short high sounds)
Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree.
a bird squawks (=makes a loud unpleasant sound)
The bird in the cage started squawking.
a bird builds a nest
By March many birds have already built nests.
a bird nests
Many birds are nesting on the river banks.
a bird lays its eggs
The bird lays a single egg on the ground.
a bird pecks (at) something (=makes small movements with its head)
Some birds were pecking at the remains of a sandwich.
a bird perches (=stands on a something above the ground)
Beautiful white birds perched on the tree's branches.
a bird hops (=makes small jumping movements)
A small bird was hopping across the grass.
a bird migrates
The birds migrate from South America to North American breeding grounds.
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Origin bird
Old English bridd
bird nounn COLLOCATIONS1
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See also: Bird's

BNC: 1072 COCA: 1122
bird

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF BIRDS | BIRD + VERB | BIRD + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEwild野鳥caged籠中鳥exotic, rare異域的鳥;珍奇的鳥common普通的鳥endangered瀕危的鳥game獵鳥predatory猛禽migratory候鳥native本地鳥aquatic, forest, grassland, land, marine, sea (usually seabird) , tropical, wading, woodland水鳥;林鳥;草原鳥;陸地鳥;海鳥;熱帶鳥;涉禽
Seabirds flocked above our heads.海鳥成群地從我們頭上飛過。song (usually songbird) 鳴禽backyard, garden (BrE) 後院裏的鳥;花園裏的鳥pet寵物鳥breeding, nesting種鳥;築巢鳥flightless不能飛的鳥adult, baby成年鳥;幼鳥extinct滅絕的鳥... OF BIRDSflock一群鳥BIRD + VERBcircle, flit, fly, glide, soar, swoop, swoop down鳥盤旋;鳥掠過;鳥飛翔;鳥滑翔;鳥高飛;鳥猛撲;鳥俯衝We watched a bird of prey swoop down on a mouse.我們看着一隻猛禽俯衝撲向一隻老鼠。hop鳥跳躍flap its wings, flutter鳥拍打翅膀land (on sth)鳥飛落(在⋯上)A bird landed on my shoulder.一隻鳥落在我的肩頭。perch on sth鳥停落在⋯flock鳥聚集成群migrate鳥遷徙The birds migrate in September.這些鳥 9 月遷徙。chirp, sing, twitter, warble鳥啁啾;鳥歌唱;鳥啾啾叫;鳥鳴囀peck鳥啄食birds pecking at the corn正在啄食穀物的鳥feed on sth鳥以⋯為食build a nest, nest鳥築巢birds nesting on the roof of the church在教堂房頂築巢的鳥breed, lay eggs鳥繁殖;鳥產卵moult/molt鳥換毛BIRD + NOUNspecies鳥種類call, song (usually birdsong) 鳥叫聲bird's nest鳥巢sanctuary鳥類保護區conservation鳥類保護habitat鳥類棲息地life鳥類an area with a very varied bird life有多種鳥類棲息的地區population鳥群watcher, watching (usually birdwatcher, birdwatching) 鳥類觀察者;觀鳥enthusiast, lover鳥類愛好者feeder餵鳥人table (BrE) 鳥食台They set up a bird table in the garden.他們在花園裏擺了一張鳥食台。bath鳥浴池cage (usually birdcage) 鳥籠seed (usually birdseed) 鳥食droppings, poo, informal) , poop (NAmE, informal) 鳥糞feathers鳥的羽毛dog (used in hunting用於打獵) (NAmE) 捕鳥用的獵狗flu禽流感strike (= when a bird hits a plane) 機鳥互撞PHRASESa bird of passage (= a migratory bird) , a bird of prey候鳥;猛禽a breed of bird, a species of bird, a type of bird一種鳥
BNC: 1072 COCA: 1122
BNC: 1072 COCA: 1122
bird
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