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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。
鹭；苍鹭
herons — plural of heron
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鹭；苍鹭
A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
A heron stood still in the shallow water.
一只苍鹭静静地站在浅水中。
鹭科的任何长腿、长颈涉禽。
Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
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)
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
灰色或白色的涉禽,颈部修长,腿长,喙通常较长
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
A heron stood motionless at the edge of the lake, waiting to catch a fish.
一只苍鹭在湖边一动不动地站着，等待捕鱼。
We saw several herons wading through the shallow water in the wetlands.
我们在湿地看到几只苍鹭在浅水中涉水前行。
The heron has a long, sharp beak that it uses to spear fish.
苍鹭有又长又尖的喙，用来刺鱼。
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。
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。
复数形式表示一类鸟的普遍行为。
Herons often feed alone in marshes.
苍鹭常在沼泽中独自觅食。
Not this
I saw a grey hero by the lake.
Use this
I saw a grey heron by the lake.
'Heron' 与 'hero' 拼写相似，但 'heron' 指涉禽类，而 'hero' 指英雄。学习者易混淆两者拼写。
Not this
There is a flock of heron.
Use this
There is a flock of herons.
'Heron' 是可数名词，复数形式为 'herons'。学习者可能将其误用为不可数名词或使用零复数，需加 's'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
苍鹭
The grey heron is a common sight in European wetlands.
苍鹭在欧洲湿地很常见。
白鹭
A white heron flew gracefully over the marsh.
一只白鹭优雅地飞过沼泽。
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。
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。
观鹭
Heron watching is a popular activity for bird enthusiasts.
观鹭是鸟类爱好者的热门活动。
Use herons naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
苍鹭英文heron，可拆为her（她的）+on（在…上），想象她的长腿站在水边。
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。
可数名词
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