Word · Frequency #22790
cormorant
鸬鹚
a large dark seabird with a long neck and a pouch in its throat for holding fish, used in Asia for fishing
- 1.
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
- 2.
large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
大型贪食的深色长颈海鸟,具有可扩张的鱼囊；在亚洲用于捕鱼
大型贪食的深色长颈海鸟,具有可扩张的鱼囊；在亚洲用于捕鱼；贪婪的人
In use
Along the coast, we watched a cormorant spread its wings to dry after diving for fish.
A group of cormorants rested on the rocks near the harbor.
The fisherman trained his cormorant to catch fish for him.
a(n) [noun]
cormorant 是可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词。
A cormorant was drying its wings on the rocks.
一只鸬鹚正在岩石上晾晒翅膀。
[noun]s
复数形式可指一类鸟。
Cormorants dive underwater to catch fish.
鸬鹚潜入水下捕鱼。
a flock of [noun]s
A flock of cormorants rested on the pier.
Connections
Collocations
- great cormorant
- 普通鸬鹚（一种大型鸬鹚）
- The great cormorant is often seen drying its wings on rocks.人们常看到普通鸬鹚在岩石上晾晒翅膀。
- cormorant fishing
- 鸬鹚捕鱼（利用鸬鹚捕鱼的传统方式）
- Cormorant fishing has been practiced in China for centuries.鸬鹚捕鱼在中国已延续数百年。
- cormorant colony
- 鸬鹚群（栖息地）
- A large cormorant colony nests on the coastal cliffs.一大群鸬鹚在海岸悬崖上筑巢。
- cormorant population
- 鸬鹚种群
- The cormorant population has grown rapidly near the lake.湖边的鸬鹚种群数量迅速增长。
- cormorant nest
- 鸬鹚巢
- We spotted a cormorant nest high in the treetops.我们看到树上有个高高的鸬鹚巢。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 cormorant 中间有 mor，像 more，贪婪的鸬鹚总想多吃鱼，喉囊鼓鼓的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：nature/wildlife observation、birdwatching、fishing/cormorant fishing 指鸬鹚这种鸟时，词性为名词，用法比较中性；通常用于自然观察、观鸟或渔业相关的内容，没有明显的口语或书面语偏好。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes exactly with cormorant /ˈkɔrmɝənt/. Dormant /ˈdɔrmənt/ and warrant /ˈwɔrənt/ look similar and share the stressed /ɔr/, but cormorant has an extra /ɝ/ before /ənt/, so they do not rhyme. Ignorant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ and arrogant /ˈærəɡənt/ only share the spelling pattern -ant/-orant; their vowels are quite different.
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