(pl. -ies)
1
- informal a little bird〈非正式〉小鸟。
2
- Golf a score of one stroke under par at a hole【高尔夫】（比规定击球次数少一杆入穴的）小鸟球。
词源
late 18th cent.: diminutive of BIRD; the golf term from US slang bird, denoting any first-rate thing.