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单词 cuckoo
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cuckoo

/ˈkʊkuː/
1
a medium-sized long-tailed bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.
杜鹃, 布谷鸟。
1.1
Family Cuculidae (the cuckoo family): numerous genera and species, especially the (Eurasian) cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), the male of which has a well-known two-note call. The cuckoo family also includes the coucals, roadrunners, malcohas, and anis.
杜鹃科:众多属, 众多种, 尤指大杜鹃(拉丁名Cuculus canorus), 雄鸟以双声鸣叫闻名。杜鹃科还包括鸦鹃、走鹃、地鹃和犀鹃。
2
informal a mad person
〈非正式〉疯子。
informal mad; crazy
〈非正式〉发疯的, 精神错乱的; 疯狂的, 丧失理智的:

people think you're cuckoo.

人们以为你疯了。

短语

cuckoo in the nest

an unwelcome intruder in a place or situation
不速之客, 闯入者。
词源
Middle English: from Old French cucu, imitative of its call.
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