Word · Frequency #9078
gulls
海鸥；鸥
gulls is the plural of gull.
核心释义
a seabird of the genus Larus or subfamily Larinae
- 1.
鸥属或鸥亚科的海鸟。
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
- 2.
愚蠢的动物。
A stupid animal.
- 3.
与托基联足球俱乐部相关的球员、支持者或其他人。
A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
- 4.
青粉蝶属的各种蝴蝶。
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.
- 5.
容易受骗的人；傻瓜。
One easily cheated; a dupe.
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。
用法In use
We saw a flock of gulls soaring over the beach.
用法提示：这里 "gulls" 是名词复数形式，指鸥这种水鸟。
A gull swooped down and stole my sandwich.
用法提示：这里 "gull" 是单数名词，指一只具体的鸥。
Gulls are often found near the coast.
用法提示：这里 "gulls" 是名词复数，泛指这一类鸟。
a gull
单数可数名词，泛指一只海鸥；也可指容易受骗的人。
A gull swooped down to snatch the bread.
一只海鸥俯冲下来抢面包。
gulls
复数形式，泛指多只海鸥。
Gulls gathered on the beach at low tide.
退潮时，海鸥聚集在沙滩上。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
gull音似'嘎鸥'，想象海鸥嘎嘎叫的海边场景。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写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).
一起学习词形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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