blackbird
英 ['blækbɜːd]
美 ['blækbɝd]
英文詞源
- blackbird (n.)
- late 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), from black (adj.) + bird (n.1). OED says so called for being the only "black" (really dark brown) bird among the songbirds, reflecting an older sense of bird that did not include rooks, crows, ravens.
雙語例句
- 1. A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window.
- 一隻烏鶇飛下來，停在他窗外的矮牆上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.
- 黑鸝巢裏有四個蛋.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around.
- 這隻烏鶇迅速警惕地張望了一眼，以防那隻貓就在附近。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's been a long time since I heard a blackbird's song in the evening.
- 我很久沒有聽見烏鶇的夜鳴了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A blackbird broke in on his reverie with an evening song.
- 一隻山鳥的晚歌打斷了他的遐想.
來自辭典例句