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| /bɜːd/ |
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| 1 | an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill . Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs. 鸟；禽 |
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| 2 | informal a young woman . Some people find this word offensive . 年轻女子，姑娘（有些人认为该词具冒犯义） |
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| 3 | old-fashioned a particular type of person （某种）人，家伙 |
| She’ s a tough old bird. 她是个凶恶的老太婆。 |
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| - | be (strictly) for the birds informal
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| to have no use , purpose , or importance |
| 毫无用处；漫无目的；不重要 |
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| - | the bird has flown spoken
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| used for saying that someone you are trying to find has already gone or has escaped |
| 要找的人不在；要抓的人逃跑了 |
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| - | a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
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| used for saying that it is better to have something that you can be certain of than to want something that might be better but you are not certain to get |
| 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林；已到手的东西总比未必能到手的东西强 |
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| - | the birds and the bees humorous
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| the facts about sex , when they are explained to children for the first time |
| （首次对儿童讲的）基本性知识 |
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| - | birds of a feather (flock together)
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| used for saying that people of a similar type tend to support and agree with each other |
| 同类的鸟儿一起飞；物以类聚，人以群分 |
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| - | do bird BRITISH very informal
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| to be in prison |
| 蹲监狱；坐牢 |
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| - | give sb the bird
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| 1 | MAINLY AMERICAN informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign 对某人竖起中指（非常粗鲁的手势） |
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| 2 | BRITISH informal old-fashioned to shout or laugh rudely at someone who is giving a public speech or performance 向某人发嘘声；给某人喝倒彩 |
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| See also | | - early bird | | - kill 1 | | - little 2 | |
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