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a curlew
curlew 是可数名词，单数前可用冠词 a。
A curlew was feeding at the water's edge.
一只杓鹬在水边觅食。
杓鹬；麻鹬
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杓鹬；麻鹬
a large migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family, related to woodcocks, with a long down-curved bill
A curlew was feeding at the water's edge.
一只杓鹬在水边觅食。
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
We heard a curlew calling near the marsh at dawn.
黎明时我们听到一只杓鹬在沼泽附近鸣叫。
Curlews use their long curved bills to search for food in the mud.
杓鹬用它们细长弯曲的喙在泥里寻找食物。
The birdwatcher pointed at a curlew standing by the water's edge.
观鸟者指着站在水边的一只杓鹬。
curlew 是可数名词，单数前可用冠词 a。
A curlew was feeding at the water's edge.
一只杓鹬在水边觅食。
复数形式为直接在词尾加 -s。
Curlews are migratory shorebirds with long, down-curved bills.
杓鹬是长着长而下弯喙的迁徙性滨鸟。
Not this
There are many curlew in the wetland.
Use this
There are many curlews in the wetland.
curlew 是可数名词，复数形式是 curlews；many 后必须接复数名词，不能保留单数形式。
Not this
I saw curlew flying overhead.
Use this
I saw a curlew flying overhead.
curlew 是单数可数名词，单独作宾语时前面需要不定冠词 a 或 an，不能用零冠词直接使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
白腰杓鹬
The Eurasian curlew is one of the largest shorebirds in Europe.
白腰杓鹬是欧洲最大的滨鸟之一。
杓鹬的鸣声
We heard the curlew call before we saw the bird.
我们在看到那只鸟之前先听到了杓鹬的鸣声。
一群杓鹬
A flock of curlews flew over the estuary at dusk.
黄昏时，一群杓鹬飞过河口。
杓鹬的筑巢地
The moorland provides important curlew nesting grounds.
这片荒原为杓鹬提供了重要的筑巢地。
杓鹬种群
The curlew population has declined sharply in recent decades.
近几十年来，杓鹬种群数量急剧下降。
杓鹬迁徙
Curlew migration can cover thousands of miles between breeding and wintering areas.
杓鹬迁徙可以跨越数千英里，往返于繁殖地和越冬地之间。
杓鹬在啼叫，溺水者在呼喊。
From The Cure's 1981 gothic rock song 'The Drowning Man' (on the album 'Faith'), where the curlew's cry evokes isolation and the presence of death.
出自 The Cure 1981 年的哥特摇滚歌曲《The Drowning Man》（专辑《Faith》），杓鹬的啼叫烘托出孤独与死亡的氛围。
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cur 像 curl（卷曲），杓鹬麻鹬的喙向下弯如卷勺；lew 音似“路”，联想它在滩涂上踱步。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、ornithology、coastal ecology 该词是杓鹬的常用英文名称，属于标准的动物名词，通常出现在自然观察、鸟类图鉴或生态描写中；日常口语中较少单独使用，若使用一般会配合具体场景说明。
复数形式为 curlews。
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