Word · Frequency #10291
falcon
隼；猎鹰
a diurnal bird of prey with long pointed powerful wings, adapted for swift flight
- 1.
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
- 2.
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
白天活动的猛禽,具有适合快速飞行的长而尖的强壮翅膀
- 3.
Any bird of prey of the subfamilies Falconinae and Herpetotherinae.
- 4.
A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
白天活动的猛禽,具有适合快速飞行的长而尖的强壮翅膀；隼；猎鹰
In use
The falcon swooped down from the sky to catch its prey.
We watched the falcons flying high above the hills.
A trained falcon can spot a small animal from far away.
a/an + singular countable noun
falcon 是可数名词，首次提及时用 a/an。
A falcon swooped down from the sky.
一只隼从空中俯冲下来。
plural noun (generic reference)
用复数形式表示这一类鸟时，不加冠词。
Falcons are fast and powerful hunters.
隼是快速而强大的猎手。
Common mistakes
I saw two falcon in the sky.I saw two falcons in the sky.
Connections
Collocations
- peregrine falcon
- 游隼
- The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world.游隼是世界上最快的鸟。
- trained falcon
- 受过训练的猎鹰
- The hunter released his trained falcon to catch game.猎人放出他受过训练的猎鹰去捕猎。
- falcon's talons
- 猎鹰的利爪
- The falcon's talons are sharp enough to kill prey.猎鹰的利爪锋利得足以杀死猎物。
- falcon chick
- 猎鹰雏鸟
- The falcon chick is covered in soft down.猎鹰雏鸟身上长满了柔软的绒毛。
- pair of falcons
- 一对猎鹰
- A pair of falcons nested on the cliff.一对猎鹰在悬崖上筑巢。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 falcon 发音近似“fall肯”，联想隼从高空俯冲(fall)捕猎，又快又准。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然科普、观鸟、日常描述 该词是常见的普通名词，通常用于指代隼、猎鹰等猛禽。在观鸟、自然科普和日常对话中都比较自然，正式文本中同样常用，没有明显的口语或书面语偏向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 falcon /ˈfælkən/ 完全押韵；fall、balk、talk、walk 的 al 拼写看似相同但读 /ɔː/，talc 和 balcony 虽含 /ælk/，也不构成完整韵脚。
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.