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bird
鸟
A warm-blooded, egg-laying animal of the class Aves, with feathers and wings (usually used for flight) and a beak.
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An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
一种属于脊索动物门的温血动物,传统上归类为鸟纲,特征是有羽毛和通常能飞的翅膀,有喙状嘴,并产卵
- 2.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
温血、卵生、有羽毛且前肢为翼的脊椎动物
- 3.
A yardbird.
囚犯
- 4.
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
用作食物的禽肉
- 5.
informal terms for a (young) woman
年轻女子的非正式称呼
禽肉；鸟肉；姑娘；妞；鸡；家禽；一种属于脊索动物门的温血动物,传统上归类为鸟纲,特征是有羽毛和通常能飞的翅膀,有喙状嘴,并产卵；温血、卵生、有羽毛且前肢为翼的脊椎动物
In use
A bird built a nest in the tree outside my window.
We saw many colorful birds at the zoo yesterday.
The bird flew away when I approached it.
a bird
用于泛指任何一只鸟。
I saw a bird in the tree.
我看到树上有一只鸟。
the bird
特指上下文已知的鸟。
The bird flew away.
那只鸟飞走了。
bird's [noun]
所有格形式表示鸟的某物。
The bird's nest is in the tree.
鸟巢在树上。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- bird song
- 鸟鸣
- The forest is filled with beautiful bird song in the morning.早晨森林里充满了美妙的鸟鸣声。
- bird feeder
- 喂鸟器
- We hung a bird feeder in the garden to attract sparrows.我们在花园里挂了一个喂鸟器来吸引麻雀。
- bird watching
- 观鸟
- Bird watching is a popular hobby among nature enthusiasts.观鸟是自然爱好者中流行的爱好。
- bird flu
- 禽流感
- The government took measures to prevent the spread of bird flu.政府采取措施防止禽流感传播。
- early bird
- 早起的人
- My grandfather is an early bird who wakes up at 5 a.m. every day.我爷爷是个早起的人，每天凌晨5点起床。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bird 的发音像中文的'啵儿得'，想象小鸟啵地一声起飞。
Context & Register
指有羽毛、卵生的脊椎动物，通常用于日常及正式语境，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'bird' (IPA /bɜːrd/). However, be cautious with words spelled with '-ird' that are pronounced differently, such as 'fired' (/faɪərd/) or 'tired' (/taɪərd/).
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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