| 单词 | starling |
| 释义 | starling noun[C] uk/ˈstɑː.lɪŋ/us/ˈstɑːr.lɪŋ/acommonbirdwithblackordarkbrownfeathersthatlivesinlargegroupsin manypartsof theworld 椋鸟 GlobalP/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds
starling| American Dictionarystarling noun[C] us/ˈstɑr·lɪŋ/acommonbirdwith dark-coloredfeathersthatlivesinlargegroupsin manypartsof theworld Examplesofstarlingstarling Starlinglaw of the heart is explained by an intimate interaction of muscle length and myofilament calcium activation. From theCambridge English Corpus Today, some two hundred million starlings and a further one hundred and fifty million sparrows live there. From theCambridge English Corpus A 50 per cent reduction in loading would be achieved if sparrows were let in, but starlings kept out. From theCambridge English Corpus I have chosen to write about the sparrow because its expansion and impact provoked substantially more discussion among contemporaries than the starling's exploits (perhaps because they occurred first). From theCambridge English Corpus Starling's law of the heart states that the force of contraction of the cardiac muscle fibres is directly proportional to their initial resting length, or preload. From theCambridge English Corpus He always finds the starlings harvesting grapes. From theCambridge English Corpus I recently quoted the case of kids being used as scarecrows to chase away starlings from a rich farmer's cherry orchard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One is more likely to find them strung out rather like a murmuring of starlings along the high street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of big game hunting only it has also to tackle the problem of mass battues of myriad flights of starlings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a time when there are considerable movements of starlings and other birds, and they could be carriers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The investigation into thestarlingproblem is proceeding as rapidly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The bird species seem to be mainly starlings, with a number of other small birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the spectacle of several hundred thousand starlings flying to roost at sunset time and coming down in a small wood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The attempts made last winter to catch starlings in cages at their roosting places were unsuccessful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Both thestarlingand house sparrow are currently listed on some of these licences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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