the eider + singular verb
用 the 加单数名词可泛指整个物种,谓语用单数。
The eider is a large sea duck.
绒鸭是一种大型海鸭。
绒鸭
绒鸭;用自身绒毛筑巢的海鸭;绒鸭绒
eider
绒鸭;用自身绒毛筑巢的海鸭
Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
We saw an eider swimming near the rocky shore.
我们看到一只绒鸭在岩石海岸附近游泳。
用法提示:句中“eider”为名词,指绒鸭这种海鸟。
Eiders build their nests close to the sea, using soft down from their chests.
绒鸭在靠近大海的地方筑巢,用自己胸部的绒毛铺巢。
用法提示:“Eiders”是“eider”的复数形式,作主语,指绒鸭。
The female eider stays on the nest while the male waits nearby.
雌绒鸭守在巢中,而雄绒鸭在附近等候。
用法提示:“eider”作主语中心词,指绒鸭。
用 the 加单数名词可泛指整个物种,谓语用单数。
The eider is a large sea duck.
绒鸭是一种大型海鸭。
eiders 是 eider 的复数形式,作主语时谓语用复数。
Eiders migrate south in winter.
绒鸭在冬天向南迁徙。
eider duck 与 eider 同义,常可互换;eider duck 更正式、明确,口语中单用 eider 也常见。
eider 指鸭这种鸟;eiderdown 指这种鸭的绒羽填充的被子(寝具)。不要用 eider 指被子。
eider 与 elder 拼写相近,但 eider 是鸭类,elder 指年长者/长辈;发音也不同:eider 读 /ˈaɪdə/,elder 读 /ˈeldə/。
欧绒鸭(常见绒鸭物种)
The common eider is known for its soft down.
欧绒鸭以其柔软的绒羽而闻名。
王绒鸭(北极绒鸭物种)
A king eider was swimming near the shore.
一只王绒鸭在岸边附近游动。
绒鸭
The eider duck lives along northern coasts.
绒鸭生活在北方沿海地区。
绒鸭绒羽(优质羽绒)
This quilt is filled with eider down.
这床被子填充的是绒鸭绒羽。
绒鸭群(繁殖群体)
The island hosts a large eider colony.
这个岛上有一个人数众多的绒鸭群体。
绒鸭以柔软精细的羽绒闻名,用于保暖填充。
绒鸭主要栖息于北极及亚北极地区。
绒鸭属于水禽,适应寒冷水域生活。
雌绒鸭用自身羽绒铺垫巢穴以保温孵卵。
绒鸭的羽毛具有极佳的隔热性能。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.