Word · Frequency #9233
cuckoo
/ˈkʌˌkuː/
verb
反复说；不停重复
To keep saying something over and over again.
- 1.
To make the call of a cuckoo.
发出布谷鸟的叫声
- 2.
To repeat something incessantly.
不断重复某事
- 3.
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
单调重复,像布谷鸟重复叫声
发出布谷鸟的叫声；不断重复某事；单调重复,像布谷鸟重复叫声
In use
He cuckoos the same phrase over and over again during meetings.
The tour guide cuckooed the historical facts without any variation.
She was cuckooing the instructions so loudly that everyone got annoyed.
Verb forms
base cuckoo · third person cuckoos · -ing cuckooing · past cuckooed · past participle cuckooed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- cuckoo the hour
- （布谷鸟钟）整点报时
- The cuckoo clock cuckooed the hour, and the children laughed.布谷鸟钟整点报时，孩子们笑了起来。
- cuckoo repeatedly
- 反复发出咕咕声
- A cuckoo bird cuckooed repeatedly in the woods.一只布谷鸟在树林里不停地叫。
- cuckoo the same phrase
- 反复说同一句话
- The teacher cuckooed the same phrase until the students memorized it.老师反复说同一句话，直到学生们记住为止。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象布谷鸟一直“咕咕”叫，“cuckoo”作动词就是像它那样不停重复同一句话。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：birdwatching、nature writing、informal conversation 作为动词，cuckoo 有字面义“发出布谷鸟叫声”和比喻义“不停重复”。字面义通常用于观鸟、自然描写等场景；比喻义多用于口语或略带幽默的表述，指某人反复说同一件事。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 cuckoo 的最后一个音节共享字母组合 oo 和 /uː/ 音。注意 cookie 是形近词：其中的 oo 读作 /ʊ/，所以它与 cuckoo 并不押韵。
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。
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.