Word · Frequency #10082
heron
鹭；苍鹭
A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
- 1.
Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
鹭科的任何长腿、长颈涉禽。
- 2.
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
古希腊数学家和发明家,提出了三角形面积的计算方法,并描述了多种机械装置(公元一世纪)
- 3.
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
灰色或白色的涉禽,颈部修长,腿长,喙通常较长
海伦（古希腊数学家、发明家）；鹭科的任何长腿、长颈涉禽。；古希腊数学家和发明家,提出了三角形面积的计算方法,并描述了多种机械装置(公元一世纪)；灰色或白色的涉禽,颈部修长,腿长,喙通常较长；鹭
In use
A heron stood motionless at the edge of the lake, waiting to catch a fish.
We saw several herons wading through the shallow water in the wetlands.
The heron has a long, sharp beak that it uses to spear fish.
a heron + [prepositional phrase]
描述苍鹭常见的栖息或捕食习惯。
A heron stood still in the shallow water.
一只苍鹭静静地站在浅水中。
Heron of Alexandria + [verb phrase]
用于指代古希腊数学家，常与发明或公式搭配。
Heron of Alexandria invented a steam engine.
亚历山大的希罗发明了一台蒸汽机。
herons + [plural verb]
复数形式表示一类鸟的普遍行为。
Connections
Collocations
- great blue heron
- 大蓝鹭
- A great blue heron stood motionless at the water's edge.一只大蓝鹭在水边一动不动地站着。
- grey heron
- 苍鹭
- The grey heron is a common sight in European wetlands.苍鹭在欧洲湿地很常见。
- white heron
- 白鹭
- A white heron flew gracefully over the marsh.一只白鹭优雅地飞过沼泽。
- heron's nest
- 鹭巢
- We spotted a heron's nest high in the treetops.我们看到了树顶上的一个鹭巢。
- heron rookery
- 鹭群栖息地
- The heron rookery was alive with the sounds of chicks.鹭群栖息地里充满了雏鸟的叫声。
- heron watching
Learner notes
Memory Tip
苍鹭英文heron，可拆为her（她的）+on（在…上），想象她的长腿站在水边。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：wildlife、birdwatching、nature 本词有两个主要义项：一指古希腊数学家希罗（专有名词，通常首字母大写），二指一种水鸟（鹭）。在日常使用中，'heron'作为普通名词指代鸟类的频率远高于作为专有名词。作为鸟名时，语境多见于自然观察、鸟类学或文学描述，语气中性，既可用于正式场合（如科学分类）也可用于非正式谈话。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'baron' and 'barren' are perfect rhymes with 'heron' (all stressed /ɛr.ən/). Beware of lookalikes such as 'iron' (/aɪərn/), which sounds different despite the -ron spelling.
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.