Word · Frequency #22900
flamingoes
火烈鸟；红鹤
flamingoes is the plural of flamingo.
a large wading bird with pink or scarlet feathers, webbed feet, and a down-curved bill, typically found around brackish lakes
- 1.
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
红鹳科涉禽,属红鹳目
- 2.
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
大型粉红色至深红色涉禽,嘴向下弯曲,栖息于咸水湖
- 3.
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
带橙色的深粉色,如红鹳的颜色
红鹳科涉禽,属红鹳目；大型粉红色至深红色涉禽,嘴向下弯曲,栖息于咸水湖；带橙色的深粉色,如红鹳的颜色；红鹤；火烈鸟
In use
We saw a flamingo standing on one leg near the lake.
The flock of flamingos turned the water pink as they flew overhead.
A flamingo's curved beak helps it filter food from shallow water.
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。
flamingo pink
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。
the flamingo's wings
表示所有格时用 's，复数所有格为 flamingos'。
Connections
Collocations
- pink flamingo
- 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。
- flock of flamingos
- 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。
- greater flamingo
- 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。
- lesser flamingo
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- I wanna be a flamingo, flamingo, flamingo
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.