Word · Frequency #21875
fledged
长出羽毛
fledged is the past of fledge.
(of a young bird) grow feathers until ready to fly
- 1.
To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- 2.
To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
- 3.
To decorate with feathers.
- 4.
To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
喂养（幼鸟）至能飞；用羽毛装饰；喂养；用羽毛盖上；装上羽毛
In use
The young owls fledged just before the first snow.
Most songbirds fledge within two weeks of hatching.
The chicks fledged successfully and left the nest for good.
fledge sth
及物用法，宾语通常是幼鸟，指喂养照料到能飞。
The sparrows fledged three broods this summer.
这些麻雀今年夏天喂养大了三窝雏鸟。
fledge
不及物用法，主语是幼鸟，指长出羽毛。
The chicks fledge within three weeks of hatching.
雏鸟在孵化后三周内长出羽毛。
fledge sth with sth
作及物动词，表示用羽毛装饰或给箭装上箭羽。
He fledged the arrow with goose feathers.
Connections
Collocations
- fledge chicks
- 喂养雏鸟至能飞
- The robin fledged its chicks in June.知更鸟在六月把雏鸟喂养到能飞。
- newly fledged
- 刚长羽毛的
- A newly fledged bird tried its first flight.一只刚长羽毛的小鸟尝试了它的第一次飞行。
- fully fledged
- 羽毛丰满的
- The owlets were fully fledged by autumn.小猫头鹰到秋天已经羽毛丰满。
- fledge from the nest
- 长满羽毛后离巢
- The young swallows fledge from the nest in July.小燕子在七月羽翼丰满后离巢。
- fledging period
- 幼鸟长羽期
- During the fledging period, the parents bring food constantly.在幼鸟长羽期间，亲鸟会不断带来食物。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 fledge 就想到 fledgling（幼鸟）：幼鸟长羽毛、被喂养到能飞的过程，就是 fledge。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：ornithology、bird rehabilitation、aviculture 多用于鸟类学、野生动物救助或人工饲养领域，指喂养并照顾幼鸟直至其能够飞行的过程。作为专业术语，在日常口语中不常用，多见于书面描述或科普内容。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时带宾语；作不及物动词时不带宾语，主语常为幼鸟。
Pronunciation & Spelling
fledge /fledʒ/ 与下列单词押韵，都以 /-edʒ/ 结尾：edge, ledge, pledge, wedge, dredge, sledge。注意拼写相似的 flee /fliː/ 和 flesh /fleʃ/ 发音不同，不押韵。
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.