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parrot/ˈpærət/ n. & v.●n. 1 any of various mainly tropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, often having vivid plumage and sometimes able to mimic the human voice 鹦鹉 2 a person who mechanically repeats the words or actions of another 学舌者；机械模仿者 ●v. tr. (parroted, parroting) repeat mechanically 机械地重复 [probably from obsolete or dialect French perrot ‘parrot’, diminutive of Pierre ‘Peter’: cf. PARAKEET] |