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a flycatcher
a/an 用于首次提到的单数可数名词。
A flycatcher was resting on the branch.
一只鹟正在树枝上休息。
鹟
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鹟
a small songbird that catches insects in flight
A flycatcher was resting on the branch.
一只鹟正在树枝上休息。
鹟科(Muscicapidae)的多种鸟类之一,分布于非洲、欧洲和亚洲,在飞行中捕食昆虫；旧大陆鹟。
Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
各科中许多类似的鸟类之一,如霸鹟科(美洲新大陆鹟)、蒂泰鹟科、仙鹟科、王鹟科、鸲鹟科等。
Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
捕蝇器。
A device for catching flies.
A flycatcher perched on the fence, watching for insects in the air.
一只鹟停在篱笆上，注视着空中的昆虫。
We saw a flycatcher dart from a branch to catch a passing fly.
我们看到一只鹟从树枝上冲出去，捕捉飞过的苍蝇。
Flycatchers often sit on low branches and wait for flying insects.
鹟鸟常常停在低矮的树枝上，等待飞行的昆虫。
a/an 用于首次提到的单数可数名词。
A flycatcher was resting on the branch.
一只鹟正在树枝上休息。
the 用于特指说话双方都知道的那只鸟。
The flycatcher returned to the same tree.
那只鹟又回到了同一棵树上。
复数形式 flycatchers 表示多只，不加 es。
Flycatchers feed on insects they catch in the air.
鹟以在空中捕捉的昆虫为食。
species 单复数同形，of 后接名词。
This is a rare species of flycatcher.
这是一种罕见的鹟。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
斑鹟
A spotted flycatcher was perched on the fence.
一只斑鹟停在栅栏上。
斑姬鹟
Pied flycatchers migrate to Europe in spring.
斑姬鹟在春天迁徙到欧洲。
霸鹟
Tyrant flycatchers are common throughout the Americas.
霸鹟在整个美洲都很常见。
鹟科鸟
Old World flycatchers catch insects on the wing.
鹟科鸟在飞行中捕食昆虫。
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记忆联想：fly（苍蝇）＋catcher（捕捉者）＝捕蝇者，指在空中捕食飞虫的小鸟（鹟/霸鹟）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：观鸟、鸟类图鉴、生物学 作为鸟类名称时，flycatcher 多用于观鸟、鸟类图鉴或生物学语境，属于中性偏正式的称呼；日常生活中较少用到。
这些词都不与 flycatcher 押韵。catcher 拼写和词尾 /kætʃə/ 完全相同，但重读元音是 /æ/，所以只是形似，发音不同。flyer、butterfly、dragonfly、firefly 和 flyover 都含有 /flaɪ/ 音，与 flycatcher 的第一音节读音相同，但整个词的重音位置和音节数不同。
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