bird
/bɜːd/noun
1
- a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly鸟, 禽。
1.1
- Class Aves; birds probably evolved in the Jurassic period from small dinosaurs that may already have been warm-blooded.鸟纲; 鸟很可能是在侏罗纪由小型温血恐龙演变而成。
1.2
- an animal of this type that is hunted for sport or used for food供捕猎（或食用）的鸟：
carve the bird and arrange on a warmed serving plate.
把鸟切开, 在温热的上菜盘子里摆好。
1.3
- a clay pigeon（练习射击用的）泥鸽。
1.4
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. an aircraft, spacecraft, or satellite〈非正式, 主北美〉飞机; 飞船; 卫星。
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- usu. with adj. informal a person of a specified kind or character〈非正式〉人, 家伙：
she's a sharp old bird.
她是个尖刻的老东西。
2.1
- Brit. informal a young woman or girlfriend〈英, 非正式〉年轻女子, 姑娘; 女朋友。
短语
the bird has flown
- the person one is looking for has escaped or left要找的人逃走（或离开）了。
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- proverb it's better to be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking to get more〈谚〉双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
the birds and the bees
- informal basic facts about sex and reproduction as told to a child〈非正式〉（讲给儿童听的）性启蒙知识。
birds of a feather flock together
- proverb people of the same sort or with the same tastes and interests will be found together〈谚〉人以群分, 物以类聚：
these health professionals sure were birds of a feather.
这些专业保健人员当然属于同一类人。
do (one's) bird
- Brit. informal serve a prison sentence〈英, 非正式〉服刑, 坐牢。
- ORIGIN: bird from rhyming slang birdlime 'time'.
flip someone the bird（或flip the bird）
- US stick one's middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger〈美〉向某人竖中指（表示轻蔑或愤怒）。
(strictly) for the birds
- informal not worthy of consideration〈非正式〉不值得考虑, 算个鸟：
mothering's for the birds.
养育孩子的事情不值得去考虑。
get the bird
- Brit. informal be booed or jeered at〈英, 非正式〉被嘘, 被嘲弄。
give someone the bird
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- Brit. informal boo or jeer at someone〈英, 非正式〉嘘某人, 喝某人倒彩; 嘲弄某人。
1.1
- N. Amer. another way of saying flip someone the bird.〈北美〉同flip someone the bird.
have a bird
- N. Amer. informal be very shocked or agitated〈北美, 非正式〉震惊, 焦躁不安。
a little bird told me
- humorous used to indicate that the speaker knows something but prefers to keep the identity of the informant a secret〈幽默〉［用于表示说话者不愿透露向其提供消息者为何人］有人跟我说：
a little bird told me it was your birthday.
有人告诉我那天是你的生日。
派生词
bird-like
adjective词源
Old English brid 'chick, fledgling', of unknown origin.