1
a flock of flamingos
flamingo 的复数形式通常为 flamingos，也可写作 flamingoes。
We saw a flock of flamingos by the lake.
我们在湖边看到一群火烈鸟。
火烈鸟；红鹤
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火烈鸟；红鹤
a large wading bird with pink or scarlet feathers, webbed feet, and a down-curved bill, typically found around brackish lakes
We saw a flock of flamingos by the lake.
我们在湖边看到一群火烈鸟。
红鹳科涉禽,属红鹳目
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
大型粉红色至深红色涉禽,嘴向下弯曲,栖息于咸水湖
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
带橙色的深粉色,如红鹳的颜色
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
We saw a flamingo standing on one leg near the lake.
我们看到一只火烈鸟单腿站在湖边。
The flock of flamingos turned the water pink as they flew overhead.
那群火烈鸟从头顶飞过时把水面映成了粉红色。
A flamingo's curved beak helps it filter food from shallow water.
火烈鸟弯曲的喙帮助它从浅水中滤食。
flamingo 的复数形式通常为 flamingos，也可写作 flamingoes。
We saw a flock of flamingos by the lake.
我们在湖边看到一群火烈鸟。
flamingo 可作定语修饰颜色，表示像火烈鸟羽毛那样的粉红色。
She wore a flamingo pink dress.
她穿了一条火烈鸟粉色的连衣裙。
表示所有格时用 's，复数所有格为 flamingos'。
The flamingo's wings are bright pink.
这只火烈鸟的翅膀是亮粉色的。
Not this
I saw flamingo at the zoo.
Use this
I saw a flamingo at the zoo.
flamingo 是可数名词单数，不能单独使用；第一次提到一只具体的火烈鸟时，前面必须加不定冠词 a。
Not this
There are many flamingo in the park.
Use this
There are many flamingos in the park.
many 后面要接可数名词复数；flamingo 的复数形式是 flamingos（也写作 flamingoes），不能不加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
粉红火烈鸟
A pink flamingo stood on one leg by the water.
一只粉红火烈鸟在水边单腿站立。
一群火烈鸟
We saw a flock of flamingos at sunrise.
日出时我们看到一群火烈鸟。
大火烈鸟
The greater flamingo lives in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
大火烈鸟生活在非洲、亚洲和欧洲。
小火烈鸟
Lesser flamingos gather in huge numbers on Lake Natron.
小火烈鸟大批聚集在纳特龙湖上。
我想变成一只火烈鸟，火烈鸟，火烈鸟
From the 2014 song "Flamingo" by the British band Kero Kero Bonito, a catchy synth-pop tune that became an internet meme.
出自英国乐队 Kero Kero Bonito 2014 年的歌曲《Flamingo》，这首朗朗上口的合成器流行曲后来成了网络迷因。
火烈鸟，像天空中的一团火焰
A lyric from the 1940 jazz standard "Flamingo", popularized by Duke Ellington; the song compares the bird to a flame.
出自 1940 年爵士标准曲《Flamingo》，由艾灵顿公爵唱红；歌曲把火烈鸟比作火焰。
Use flamingo naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
flamingo 里藏着 flame（火焰），火烈鸟一身火红，走路 go 来 go 去，像一团火焰在走。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物园、动物纪录片、日常交谈 该词为中性词，在正式和非正式场合均可使用，通常指火烈鸟，日常生活和书面语中都比较常见。
与 flamingo 押韵：bingo、dingo、gringo、lingo（均读 /ɪŋɡoʊ/）。拼写相似的 mango、tango 读 /æŋɡoʊ/，元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.