Word · Frequency #9233
cuckoo
反复说;不停重复
核心释义
To keep saying something over and over again.
- 1.
发出布谷鸟的叫声
To make the call of a cuckoo.
- 2.
不断重复某事
To repeat something incessantly.
- 3.
单调重复,像布谷鸟重复叫声
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
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
用法In use
He cuckoos the same phrase over and over again during meetings.
用法提示:动词cuckoo在第三人称单数形式下表示单调重复的行为。
The tour guide cuckooed the historical facts without any variation.
用法提示:过去式cuckooed强调过去反复进行的单调重复动作。
She was cuckooing the instructions so loudly that everyone got annoyed.
用法提示:现在分词cuckooing描述持续进行的单调重复动作。
sb/sth cuckoos
不及物用法,表示(像布谷鸟一样)发出叫声。
Somewhere behind the trees, a cuckoo cuckooed twice.
树林后某处,一只布谷鸟叫了两声。
cuckoo sth
及物用法,表示像布谷鸟一样单调反复地说出某内容。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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