| 释义 |
birds noun, plural—鸟 n (often used) 鸟类 n 禽 n Examples:kill two birds with one stone [idiom.]—Birds of a feather flock together. —Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds—the beasts of the field and the birds of the air—lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other—Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)—glistening plumage of birds—vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)—the chirping of birds or insects—lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. get rid of sb once he has served his purpose—oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers—In the sky be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined—the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds—(bound form, used in the names of birds of various biological families)—one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone—(onom.) twittering of birds—lit. net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash—painting of birds and flowers—Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo—classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc—Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists—lit. all birds paying looking up the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler—wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport—Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills—various birds of the species Columbidae—Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches—Dinosauria, super-order within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds—Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.—classifier for groups of people, herds of animals, flocks of birds, schools of fish—lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. lose vigilance by comfortable living—large bird, possibly related crane or swan (archaic)—bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner—lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition—(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc—cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native northeastern Australia and New Guinea—lit. bird wounded by an arrow (idiom); fig. wounded or damaged person—lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities—legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison—spoonbill (wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae)—neuraminidase (the N of virus such as bird flu H5N1)—hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)—lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east—open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly—leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly—bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously—Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)—a kind of water bird resembling a mandarin duck—bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage—Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)—bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)—moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)—lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins fly—crested mynah bird (Acridotheres cristatellus)—colloquial word for hoopoe bird (Upupa epops)—the bird family Corvidae (crows, jays, jackdaws and magpies)—Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)—lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow [idiom.]—the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out [idiom.]— |