Word · Frequency #15646
blackbird
乌鸫
common black European thrush
- 1.
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
- 2.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
黑鸟
In use
In the garden, a blackbird sang loudly from the top of the apple tree.
We saw several blackbirds hopping across the lawn looking for worms.
The blackbird perched on the fence and then flew away.
a blackbird
blackbird 是可数名词；单数形式前需要加 a 或 the 等限定词。
A blackbird was singing outside my window.
一只乌鸫在我的窗外唱歌。
the blackbird
这里用 the + 单数名词泛指整个物种，而不是特指某一只。
The blackbird is one of the best-known birds in Britain.
乌鸫是英国最知名的鸟类之一。
blackbirds
复数形式 blackbirds 表示多只乌鸫。
Connections
Collocations
- common blackbird
- 乌鸫
- The common blackbird is a familiar garden bird in Europe.乌鸫在欧洲是一种常见的庭院鸟。
- male blackbird
- 雄性乌鸫
- The male blackbird is easily recognized by its bright yellow bill.雄性乌鸫通过其亮黄色的喙很容易辨认。
- blackbird nest
- 乌鸫巢
- A blackbird nest usually contains four or five blue-green eggs.乌鸫巢通常含有四五个蓝绿色的蛋。
- blackbird song
- 乌鸫鸣声
- The blackbird song often begins at dawn.乌鸫的鸣声常常在黎明时响起。
- young blackbird
- 幼乌鸫
- A young blackbird was sitting on the fence.一只幼乌鸫停在围栏上。
- blackbird population
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：一身乌黑羽毛的鸫鸟在草地上觅食——black（黑）+ bird（鸟），记住它是“黑色的鸟”，即乌鸫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：鸟类观察、日常交谈、一般书面描述 blackbird 是一个日常中性词，通常指乌鸫这种黑色欧洲鸫，在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
指欧洲常见的黑鸫（乌鸫），不是泛指任何黑色鸟。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɜːd/ 结尾，与 blackbird 末尾 bird 的读音一致：bird、heard、herd、word、third、stirred。注意拼写相似的 blackboard 读作 /ˈblækbɔːd/，末尾是 /bɔːd/，与 blackbird 不同；beard 读作 /bɪəd/，也不相同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.