Word · Frequency #9078
gull
海鸥；鸥
a seabird of the genus Larus or subfamily Larinae
- 1.
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
鸥属或鸥亚科的海鸟。
- 2.
A stupid animal.
愚蠢的动物。
- 3.
A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
与托基联足球俱乐部相关的球员、支持者或其他人。
- 4.
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.
青粉蝶属的各种蝴蝶。
- 5.
One easily cheated; a dupe.
容易受骗的人；傻瓜。
傻瓜；易受骗的人；Cepora属的粉蝶；托基联队球员、球迷或相关人士；鸥属或鸥亚科的海鸟。；愚蠢的动物。
In use
We saw a flock of gulls soaring over the beach.
A gull swooped down and stole my sandwich.
Gulls are often found near the coast.
Connections
Collocations
- herring gull
- 银鸥
- A herring gull was scavenging on the beach.一只银鸥在海滩上觅食。
- black-headed gull
- 黑头鸥
- Black-headed gulls are common in coastal areas.黑头鸥在沿海地区很常见。
- gull colony
- 鸥群栖息地
- The island is home to a large gull colony.这个岛屿是大型鸥群栖息地的家园。
- gull chick
- 雏鸥
- The gull chick has fluffy gray down.雏鸥长着蓬松的灰色绒毛。
- gull's nest
- 鸥巢
- We spotted a gull's nest on the roof.我们在屋顶上发现了一个鸥巢。
- common gull
- 普通鸥
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gull音似'嘎鸥'，想象海鸥嘎嘎叫的海边场景。
Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：sea coast beaches、informal conversation 该词有两个主要名词义项：一为海鸥，常用于描述沿海环境，中性；二指易受骗的人，多见于口语或贬义语境。因此注册选择混合，因不同义项使用场景差异较大。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'dull', 'cull', and 'skull' rhyme with 'gull' (all end in /ʌl/). However, 'bull', 'full', and 'pull' are spelled similarly but pronounced with /ʊl/ (different vowel sound).
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。
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