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bird CREATUREHbV:d, $bV:rdn [C]a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly鸟，禽caged/wild birds笼中鸟/野鸟migrating/migratory birds候鸟nesting birds筑巢鸟sea birds海鸟wading birds涉禽Birds build nests and lay eggs in them in the spring.鸟禽在春天筑巢并在里面产卵。The birds were chirping and squawking at four o'clock this morning!那些鸟今天早上四点就在叽叽喳喳地叫！Penguins and ostriches are flightless birds (= they cannot fly).企鹅和鸵鸟都不会飞。We watched a flock of birds wheeling and turning over the field.我们观察到一群鸟在原野上空盘旋飞翔。He was very good at imitating bird calls.他很擅长模仿鸟叫。The car had been parked under a tree and was covered with bird droppings.这车曾经停在一棵树下，上面落满了鸟粪。She works at a small bird sanctuary on the east coast.她在东海岸一个规模不大的鸟类保护区工作。(humorous) The birds and the bees means the basic facts about sex.性知识的基本常识She's only six, but she knows about the birds and the bees.她虽然只有六岁，却懂得性基本知识。(Am and Aus infml) If something is (strictly) for the birds it is worthless or ridiculous.毫无价值的;荒唐可笑的;没有趣味的;令人讨厌的To be (as) free as a bird is to feel completely free.完全自由(infml) If you describe someone as a bird-brain or bird-brained you think they are stupid.笨蛋，傻瓜; 思想开小差的人;轻率浮躁的人;笨的, 傻的;思想开小差的;轻率浮躁的To have a bird's eye view is to look at something from very high up so that you see a large area below you.俯视，鸟瞰Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower if you want a bird's eye view of Paris.如果你想俯视巴黎就爬到艾菲尔铁塔的顶部。Bird dog is Am for gun dog.猎狗 [GUN]A bird of paradise is a bird found in New Guinea, of which the male has brightly coloured feathers.风鸟，极乐鸟，天堂鸟A bird of passage is a bird which MIGRATES (= moves from one area to another when the season changes).候鸟;飘泊不定的人[BIRD ]A bird of prey is a bird, such as a HAWK or an EAGLE, that kills and eats small birds and animals.猛禽(如鹰、隼、枭等)A bird-scarer is a device or a person involved in keeping birds away, esp. from crops or airports.驱鸟器; 驱鸟人A bird table is a raised structure outside a building on which food for wild birds is placed.鸟食台Lots of different birds visit our bird table in the winter months.在冬天几个月里许多不同种类的鸟光顾我们的喂鸟台。Bird-watching is the hobby of studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.（在大自然中）观察研究野鸟。A person who does this is a bird-watcher.（在大自然中）观察研究野鸟的人。(saying)"A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)"means that you should not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。"She was only a bird in a gilded cage" (title of a song written by A.J.Lamb, 1900)《她不过是金丝笼里的小鸟》（A·J·兰姆写的歌曲名）"Like a bird on a wire" (song by Leonard Cohen, 1968)《电线上的云雀》 (伦纳德·科恩演唱的歌曲）[DICKYBIRD, HUMMINGBIRD, SONGBIRD]
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