a/the mockingbird + intransitive verb
嘲鸫是可数名词，单数作主语时前面通常用 a 或 the。
A mockingbird was singing in the tree.
一只嘲鸫在树上鸣叫。
嘲鸫
mockingbirds — plural of mockingbird
嘲鸫属和黑嘴嘲鸫属的各种长尾美洲鸣禽,以能模仿其他鸟类的叫声而著称。
a long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic the songs of other birds
嘲鸫属和黑嘴嘲鸫属的各种长尾美洲鸣禽,以能模仿其他鸟类的叫声而著称。
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
A mockingbird was singing outside my window all morning.
一只嘲鸫整个早上都在我窗外唱歌。
用法提示：mockingbird 是名词，指一种善于模仿其他鸟鸣的鸟。
We saw several mockingbirds in the park, and one copied a blue jay's call.
我们在公园里看到几只嘲鸫，其中一只模仿了蓝松鸦的叫声。
用法提示：复数形式 mockingbirds 表示多只嘲鸫。
The children tried to find the mockingbird that kept imitating their teacher's whistle.
孩子们想找到那只不断模仿老师口哨声的嘲鸫。
用法提示：mockingbird 作宾语，指代会模仿声音的鸟。
嘲鸫是可数名词，单数作主语时前面通常用 a 或 the。
A mockingbird was singing in the tree.
一只嘲鸫在树上鸣叫。
复数形式 mockingbirds 可直接表示这一类鸟，不需要加冠词。
Mockingbirds copy the calls of other birds.
嘲鸫会模仿其他鸟类的叫声。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw mockingbird in the garden.
正确表达I saw a mockingbird in the garden.
中文没有冠词，英语可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 a/an。这里 mockingbird 是可数名词单数，所以要说 a mockingbird。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many mockingbird in the trees.
正确表达There are many mockingbirds in the trees.
mockingbird 的复数形式是 mockingbirds，表示“多只”时要用复数，中文名词没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
mocking 是形容词或动词现在分词，表示“嘲弄的”；mockingbird 是名词，指一种能模仿其他鸟鸣的鸟，不能理解成“正在嘲笑的鸟”。
mimic 强调“模仿”的动作或进行模仿的人/动物；mockingbird 是专指嘲鸫这种鸟，不是所有会模仿的动物都叫 mockingbird。
北方嘲鸫
The northern mockingbird is common in the southern United States.
北方嘲鸫在美国南部很常见。
嘲鸫的鸣唱
Her voice was as sweet as a mockingbird's song.
她的嗓音像嘲鸫的鸣唱一样甜美。
听见嘲鸫鸣叫
We could hear a mockingbird from the back porch.
我们能从后门廊听到嘲鸫的鸣叫。
嘲鸫巢
A mockingbird nest sat hidden in the rose bush.
一个嘲鸫巢藏在玫瑰花丛中。
嘲鸫模仿（其他鸟的叫声）
A mockingbird mimics the songs of many other birds.
嘲鸫会模仿许多其他鸟类的叫声。
mockingbird = mock（模仿）+ -ing（形容词后缀）+ bird（鸟）；同根词：mock（模仿/嘲弄）、mockery（嘲笑）、mocking（嘲弄的）；同后缀词：interesting（有趣的）、exciting（令人兴奋的）；同类词：blackbird（乌鸫）、songbird（歌鸟）
嘲鸫属于鸣禽类，以鸣叫著称。
嘲鸫善于模仿其他鸟类的叫声，这是其显著特征。
嘲鸫的鸣叫声富有变化，常被形容为歌声。
嘲鸫主要分布于美国南部地区。
昆虫是嘲鸫的重要食物来源。
伤害无辜是一种罪过；不要毁掉无害而美好的事物
It's a sin to kill a mockingbird, and cutting this volunteer program just hurts innocent kids.
伤害无辜是一种罪过，而削减这个志愿者项目只会伤害无辜的孩子。
歌喉婉转，能模仿各种声音
Grandpa always says she sings like a mockingbird, never missing a tune she hears.
爷爷总说她歌喉婉转，听到的曲子从来不跑调。
你想打多少蓝松鸦就打多少，只要你能打中；但要记住，杀死一只嘲鸫是罪过。
In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, this line is said by Atticus Finch to his children, explaining that mockingbirds are harmless and should not be harmed.
在哈珀·李的小说《杀死一只知更鸟》中，这句话是阿提克斯·芬奇对孩子们说的，他解释说嘲鸫是无害的，不应该受到伤害。
嘘，小宝贝，别出声，/ 妈妈要给你买一只嘲鸫。
This is the opening of the traditional American lullaby "Hush, Little Baby", where a parent promises the child presents to make it stop crying.
这是美国传统摇篮曲《嘘，小宝贝》的开头，歌中父母用礼物哄孩子，让他别哭。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.