Word · Frequency #13082
finches
雀科鸣鸟
finches is the plural of finch.
核心释义
a small songbird with a short, stout bill adapted for crushing seeds
- 1.
红额金翅雀
Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
- 2.
燕雀科鸟类
Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
- 3.
类似雀科的鸟类
Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
红额金翅雀；燕雀科鸟类；类似雀科的鸟类
用法In use
A small finch landed on the feeder and began cracking sunflower seeds.
用法提示：finch 作名词，指雀科鸣鸟，在句中作主语。
We spotted a brightly colored finch in the garden this morning.
用法提示：finch 是单数名词，作 spotted 的宾语。
These finches migrate south before the first snowfall.
用法提示：finches 是 finch 的复数形式，作主语。
a finch
finch 是可数名词，单数用于泛指时通常要加冠词 a。
A finch is a small songbird.
雀科鸣鸟是一种小型鸣禽。
finches
用复数形式 finches 可以泛指这类鸟，不需要加冠词。
Finches often visit bird feeders.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- house finch
- 家朱雀
- A house finch perched on the feeder.一只家朱雀停在喂食器上。
- a flock of finches
- 一群雀科小鸟
- A flock of finches landed in the garden.一群雀科小鸟落在花园里。
- finch species
- 雀科物种
- Many finch species have strong, short beaks.许多雀科物种有短而有力的喙。
- finch song
- 雀鸟鸣唱
- The finch song filled the early morning air.清晨的空气中回荡着雀鸟的鸣唱。
- finch feeder
- 雀鸟喂食器
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
finch 音近‘分吃’，想象雀鸟用短嘴分吃种子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、field guides、nature writing finch 是中性用途的普通名词，语气自然，不正式也不算随意。多用于观鸟、自然科普和描写性文本中；在日常口语里若只是泛指小鸟，通常用 bird 更自然，而 finch 用来明确指出是雀科这类鸟。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
inch、pinch、flinch、clinch、winch 与 finch 押韵：都以 /ɪntʃ/ 结尾。bench 拼写相近，但发音为 /bentʃ/，末尾音不同，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。
一起学习词形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。
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