jay
/dʒeɪ/noun
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- a bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail松鸦(鸦科, 羽毛斑纹鲜艳醒目, 翅及尾部羽毛大多呈蓝色)。
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- Family Corvidae: several genera and numerous species, in particular the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a crest, mainly pinkish-brown plumage, and a harsh screech.鸦科:数属, 众多种, 尤指拉丁名为Garrulus glandarius的欧亚松鸦, 有鸟冠, 羽毛主要是褐粉色, 叫声刺耳。
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- archaic a person who chatters impertinently〈古〉爱唠叨的人, 碎嘴子。
词源
late 15th cent.: via Old French from late Latin gaius, gaia, perhaps from the Latin given name Gaius.