| 单词 | sparrowhawk |
| 释义 | sparrowhawk noun[C] uk/ˈspær.əʊ.hɔːk/us/ˈsper.oʊ.hɑːk/asmallhawk(= atypeofbirdthatcatchesandeatsotherbirdsoranimals) 雀鹰 MikeLane45/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds of prey
Examplesofsparrowhawksparrowhawk Annual population estimates are not available for pine martens, hen harriers, peregrine falcons and sparrowhawks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In one case it was particularly dishonestly done, with goshawk eggs put in a sparrowhawk's nest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a need to clip the wings of some birds of prey, particularly thesparrowhawkand the peregrine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Licences are granted for the taking from the wild of peregrine falcons, sparrowhawks, merlins and golden plovers to use them as birds of falconry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The creation of infertility in thesparrowhawkled to the near obliteration of the species. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The police have also found gorilla skulls, leopards, sparrowhawks, snowy owls, turtles, tortoises, parrots and a host of primates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No specific work is presently being funded into predation by sparrowhawks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Hedgerows give some protection against sparrowhawks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other than a lack of food—especially a lack of food before winter—and differences in stubble treatment, the vast increase in sparrowhawks seems to be a factor in their disappearance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1986 no licences were issued to take merlins from the wild; 45 licences were issued to take sparrowhawks from the wild, and 39 sparrowhawks were taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an infinitely more common bird, where the environment is remotely suitable for it, than thesparrowhawkand in the opinion of most people it does far more damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The most important predator is probably thesparrowhawk, closely followed by the domestic cat. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Butterflies include white-letter and purple hairstreaks, and there are breeding birds such assparrowhawkand tawny owl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Asparrowhawkflew into the room, seized the goldfinch, and he was never seen again. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Birds of prey includesparrowhawk, kestrel and tawny owl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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