Word · Frequency #29029
flycatcher
鹟
a small songbird that catches insects in flight
- 1.
Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
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。
- 2.
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.
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。
- 3.
A device for catching flies.
捕蝇器。
霸鹟；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。；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。；捕蝇器。；捕蝇器
In use
A flycatcher perched on the fence, watching for insects in the air.
We saw a flycatcher dart from a branch to catch a passing fly.
Flycatchers often sit on low branches and wait for flying insects.
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。
the flycatcher
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。
flycatchers
复数形式 flycatchers 表示多只，不加 es。
Flycatchers feed on insects they catch in the air.
Connections
Collocations
- spotted flycatcher
- 斑鹟
- A spotted flycatcher was perched on the fence.一只斑鹟停在栅栏上。
- pied flycatcher
- 斑姬鹟
- Pied flycatchers migrate to Europe in spring.斑姬鹟在春天迁徙到欧洲。
- tyrant flycatcher
- 霸鹟
- Tyrant flycatchers are common throughout the Americas.霸鹟在整个美洲都很常见。
- Old World flycatcher
- 鹟科鸟
- Old World flycatchers catch insects on the wing.鹟科鸟在飞行中捕食昆虫。
Confusing words
- flytrap
- 捕蝇草；捕虫装置 · flycatcher 是捕食飞虫的鸟（鹟/霸鹟）；flytrap 是植物或诱捕装置，常指捕蝇草。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.