Word · Frequency #24072
curlew
杓鹬；麻鹬
a large migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family, related to woodcocks, with a long down-curved bill
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Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
杓鹬属候鸟；麻鹬
In use
We heard a curlew calling near the marsh at dawn.
Curlews use their long curved bills to search for food in the mud.
The birdwatcher pointed at a curlew standing by the water's edge.
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。
curlews
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。
Common mistakes
There are many curlew in the wetland.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。
I saw curlew flying overhead.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。
Connections
Collocations
- Eurasian curlew
- 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。
- curlew call
- 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。
- a flock of curlews
- 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。
- curlew nesting grounds
- 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。
- curlew population
- 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。
- curlew migration
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 curlews。
Pronunciation & Spelling
flew、blew、drew、chew 都以 -ew 结尾，词尾都发 /uː/，与 curlew 第二个音节 /luː/ 的元音相同；但 curlew 的重音在第一个音节 /kɜːl-/，所以这些词并不与整词押韵。curl 和 curly 与 curlew 的前半部分拼写相同（curl），读音也含 /kɜːl/，可用来比较 curlew 的首音节；同样不构成整词押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.