Word · Frequency #18858
fledglings
雏鸟；刚会飞的幼鸟
fledglings is the plural of fledgling.
a young bird that has just become able to fly
- 1.
A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
刚长出飞行羽毛(尤指翅膀)的幼鸟。
- 2.
An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
刚完成最后一次蜕皮变为成虫的昆虫。
- 3.
An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.
不成熟、天真或缺乏经验的人；新手。
新手；无经验的人；刚长出飞行羽毛(尤指翅膀)的幼鸟。；刚完成最后一次蜕皮变为成虫的昆虫。；不成熟、天真或缺乏经验的人；新手。；羽毛初长的雏鸟
In use
The fledgling flapped its wings and tried to fly for the first time.
A fledgling was sitting on the fence while its parents brought it food.
In spring, the garden is full of fledglings learning to find food on their own.
a fledgling
名词，指羽毛初长成、刚开始学飞的鸟。
A fledgling perched on the branch, testing its wings.
一只幼鸟停在树枝上，试着扇动翅膀。
a fledgling [noun]
形容词，表示‘新成立的；缺乏经验的’，常修饰公司、产业、作家等。
The fledgling company opened its first office.
这家新创公司开设了第一间办公室。
Common mistakes
The chicks are fledgling in the spring.
Connections
Collocations
- fledgling company
- 初创公司
- The fledgling company has only five employees.这家初创公司只有五名员工。
- fledgling industry
- 新兴行业
- Electric vehicles were once a fledgling industry.电动汽车曾是一个新兴行业。
- fledgling democracy
- 新兴民主政体
- The country's fledgling democracy faces many challenges.这个国家的新兴民主政体面临许多挑战。
- fledgling writer
- 初出茅庐的作家
- As a fledgling writer, she sent stories to every magazine.作为初出茅庐的作家，她把故事寄给每一家杂志。
- feed its fledglings
- 喂养雏鸟
- The mother bird feeds its fledglings.母鸟喂养自己的雏鸟。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只刚长齐飞羽（fledge）离巢学飞的小鸟，翅膀嫩、经验少，就是fledgling；引申为新手。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：自然/动物、新闻/商业/政治 该词有两种常见用法：指刚会飞的幼鸟时，多出现在自然或文学性描写中；形容新成立、缺乏经验的人或机构时，比较常见于新闻报道和商业评论。由于这两种用法的语境不同，整体语气从中性到正式，日常口语中用得较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以 /ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ/ 为基准，没有常见的完全押韵词（押韵部分为 /ɛdʒlɪŋ/）。fledge 与 fledgling 的前半部分 fledge 同音，但不是整词押韵。duckling、gosling、hatchling 都以后缀 -ling 结尾，读 /lɪŋ/，但重读音节不同，不算押韵；edging /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/ 和 pledging /ˈplɛdʒɪŋ/ 拼写看似相近，但缺少 /l/ 音，发音不同。
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。
Learn the forms together
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