Word · Frequency #10354
beaks
鸟喙;喙
beaks is the plural of beak.
核心释义
The hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth, used for eating, grooming, and picking things up.
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A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
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非鸟类动物的喙状嘴(如龟)
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
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A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
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鸟类的角质突出嘴
horny projecting mouth of a bird
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The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
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某些植物结构上喙状的尖端
a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
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The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
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The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
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Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
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Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.
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A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
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A toe clip.
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That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
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A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
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Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
喙状嘴;喙形口鼻部;(昆虫等的)喙状口器;吻;喙状尖端;果喙;(贝类的)喙部;喙状物;岬角
用法In use
The eagle used its sharp beak to tear the fish apart.
用法提示:beak 作名词,指鸟类用于撕扯食物的喙。
This bird's beak is perfectly adapted for cracking seeds.
用法提示:beak 作名词,描述鸟喙的功能适应性。
The toucan's colorful beak is longer than its body.
用法提示:beak 作名词,突出鸟喙的外观特征。
the beak of [animal]
表示所属关系时常用of结构。
The beak of an eagle is curved.
鹰的喙是弯曲的。
have a [adj] beak
常与形容词连用描述喙的特征。
The parrot has a colorful beak.
鹦鹉有一个色彩鲜艳的喙。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hooked beak
- 钩状的喙
- Hawks use their hooked beaks to tear apart prey.鹰用钩状的喙撕碎猎物。
- open its beak
- 张开喙
- The baby bird opened its beak wide for food.雏鸟张大喙等待喂食。
- bird's beak
- 鸟喙
- The bird's beak is perfectly adapted for cracking seeds.这只鸟的喙非常适合啄开种子。
- curved beak
- 弯曲的喙
- Parrots have a strong, curved beak for climbing and eating.鹦鹉有强健而弯曲的喙,用来攀爬和进食。
- long beak
- 长喙
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:bird和beak都以b开头,鸟用beak(喙)啄食、梳理羽毛。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:birdwatching、biology textbooks、nature documentaries beak 是描述鸟类喙的常用中性词,口语和书面语都适用;也可以指龟、鸭嘴兽等动物的喙状嘴,但日常中主要与鸟类搭配。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
beak /biːk/ 与 peak、seek、week、leak、cheek 押韵,均以 /iːk/ 结尾;注意 back /bæk/ 和 bake /beɪk/ 看起来像 beak,但发音不同,不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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