The male displays another feature—an extendable wattle.
雄鸟还展示另一特征——可延长的囊肉。
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In the salt-marshes live the lepers; they have houses of wattled reeds, and none may come nigh them.
在盐泽地带住着麻疯病人,他们用芦苇杆盖起小屋,没有人愿意接近他们。
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" And this floppy part under the beak is called a wattle."
“喙下面这个松软的部分叫做肉垂。”
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Who knows wattle they'll do with their lives?
谁知道他们会用生命做什么?
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She dreamt an old dream, of three girls in brown cloaks, a wattled crone, and a tent that smelled of death.
她再度梦见那三位身披褐色斗篷的女孩,那座充斥着死亡气息的帐篷,以及满脸皱纹的老巫婆。
英语国家概况
Acacia—Also known as golden wattle, acacia is the most representative plant of Australia.
金合欢——又称金合欢,金合欢是澳大利亚最具代表性的植物。
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On his head he has a red comb, and under his bill he has folds of soft skin called " wattles. "
头上有一个红色的鸡冠(comb);公鸡的嘴下面也有几片柔软的皮肤, 叫做垂肉(wattles)。
物种起源
In our poultry, a large tuft of feathers on the head is generally accompanied by a diminished comb, and a large beard by diminished wattles.
在我们的家禽中, 头上的一大簇羽毛通常伴随着梳子的减少, 大胡子伴随着肉垂的减少。
英语国家概况
In Australia, 1 September is named " national wattle day" , which is intended by Australia government to remind its people of the importance of preserving national floral resources.
在澳大利亚, 9月1日被命名为“国家金合欢日”,澳大利亚政府意在提醒民众保护国家花卉资源的重要性。
格列佛游记(原版)
Having travelled about three miles, we came to a long kind of building, made of timber stuck in the ground, and wattled across; the roof was low and covered with straw.