a jackdaw
jackdaw 是可数名词，单数形式前通常用 a/an 表示“一只”。
A jackdaw landed on the garden wall.
一只寒鸦落在花园墙上。
寒鸦
寒鸦,鸦科的一种鸟类,常与教堂塔楼和废墟相关联。
common black-and-grey Eurasian bird known for stealing things
寒鸦,鸦科的一种鸟类,常与教堂塔楼和废墟相关联。
A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.
A jackdaw landed on the windowsill and stared at us.
一只寒鸦落在窗台上，盯着我们看。
用法提示：此处jackdaw作可数名词单数，指一种黑色的鸟。
We saw several jackdaws stealing food from the picnic table.
我们看到几只寒鸦从野餐桌上偷食物。
用法提示：此处jackdaws是jackdaw的复数形式，表示多只寒鸦。
The old tower is home to a noisy colony of jackdaws.
那座古塔是一群吵闹的寒鸦的家。
用法提示：此处jackdaws用复数，指一群寒鸦，体现名词复数用法。
jackdaw 是可数名词，单数形式前通常用 a/an 表示“一只”。
A jackdaw landed on the garden wall.
一只寒鸦落在花园墙上。
复数 jackdaws 可泛指这一类鸟，无需加冠词。
Jackdaws often nest in old buildings.
寒鸦常常在旧建筑里筑巢。
定冠词 the 加单数名词可表示整个类别。
The jackdaw is known for stealing shiny objects.
寒鸦以偷窃闪亮的东西而闻名。
daw 是 jackdaw 的旧称或文学变体，现代英语中很少单独使用；日常或正式表达中用 jackdaw 更自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw two jackdaw in the park.
正确表达I saw two jackdaws in the park.
jackdaw 是可数名词，复数形式是 jackdaws；表示两只以上时必须加 -s，不能保留单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子Jackdaw is a clever bird.
正确表达The jackdaw is a clever bird.
jackdaw 是单数可数名词，不能不带冠词单独使用。泛指整个物种时可用 the + 单数名词，所以要说 the jackdaw。
grammar · medium
易错句子A cold crow stole my bread.
正确表达A jackdaw stole my bread.
中文“寒鸦”不能逐字直译成 cold crow；英语中这种鸟叫 jackdaw，应整体理解词义，避免按字面拆译。
一群寒鸦
A flock of jackdaws circled above the old castle.
一群寒鸦在古老的城堡上空盘旋。
一对寒鸦
A pair of jackdaws nested in the church tower.
一对寒鸦在教堂塔楼里筑巢。
小寒鸦
A young jackdaw was learning to feed itself.
一只小寒鸦正在学习自己觅食。
寒鸦巢
Jackdaw nests are often found in chimneys and hollow trees.
寒鸦巢常见于烟囱和树洞里。
jack（杰克，昵称）+ daw（寒鸦，古词）
穿着孔雀羽毛的寒鸦；比喻装模作样、虚有其表的人
The mayor strutted around in his ceremonial robes, but everyone knew he was just a jackdaw in peacock's feathers.
市长穿着礼服大摇大摆，但大家都知道他只是个装模作样、虚有其表的人。
寒鸦蹲在红衣主教的椅子上！
This is the opening line of 'The Jackdaw of Rheims', a well-known Victorian comic poem by Richard Harris Barham. In the poem, the jackdaw steals a cardinal's ring, and the line is often quoted to evoke the bird's bold thievery.
这是理查德·哈里斯·巴勒姆所著著名维多利亚时代滑稽诗《兰斯的寒鸦》的开头。诗中，寒鸦偷走了红衣主教的戒指，这句诗常被引用，以表现这种鸟大胆偷窃的习性。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.