Word · Frequency #1072
bird
观鸟
To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
- 1.
To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
观察或识别野生鸟类于自然环境中
- 2.
To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
捕捉或射击鸟类；猎鸟
- 3.
To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
寻找猎物或掠夺；偷窃
- 4.
To transmit via satellite.
通过卫星传输
捕鸟；猎鸟；卫星传送；偷盗；掠夺；观察或识别野生鸟类于自然环境中；捕捉或射击鸟类；猎鸟
In use
He birds every weekend with his binoculars.
We birded along the riverbank this morning.
They are birding in the nature reserve now.
Verb forms
base bird · third person birds · -ing birding · past birded · past participle birded
动词bird意为观鸟，是规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- go birding
- 去观鸟
- We often go birding in the wetland park.我们经常去湿地公园观鸟。
- birding trip
- 观鸟之旅；观鸟旅行
- She joined a birding trip to the coast.她参加了一次去海边的观鸟之旅。
- birding spot
- 观鸟地点；观鸟点
- This wetland is my favorite birding spot.这片湿地是我最喜欢的观鸟地点。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a bird's-eye view
- 鸟瞰；概览From the top of the tower, we had a bird's-eye view of the city.从塔顶我们可以鸟瞰全城。
- kill two birds with one stone
- 一石二鸟；一举两得By cycling to work, I kill two birds with one stone: I save money and stay fit.骑车上班一举两得：既省钱又健身。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把名词bird联想成动作：一只鸟(bird)在飞，你去birding就是观察或捕捉它。记住“bird作动词=观鸟/猎鸟”即可。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：birding trips、hunting、slang/dated、satellite broadcasting 动词 bird 的语域取决于具体义项：观鸟和猎鸟的用法比较常见于休闲或户外语境，属中性；‘偷窃’多为俚语或旧式用法；‘通过卫星传送’则偏技术或行业用语。实际使用时通常要借助上下文判断含义。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，意为打鸟。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words all rhyme with bird in General American: they share the stressed sound /ɝ/ followed by /d/. Watch out for lookalikes: beard /bɪrd/ and board /bɔːrd/ look similar but do not rhyme with bird.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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