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a nightingale sings
nightingale 是可数名词，表达“一只夜莺”时用 a。
A nightingale sang outside my window last night.
一只夜莺昨晚在我窗外歌唱。
夜莺
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
夜莺
a small European bird known for its beautiful song, often heard at night
A nightingale sang outside my window last night.
一只夜莺昨晚在我窗外歌唱。
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.
新冠疫情中临时快速搭建的设施,也泛指任何其他紧急情况下的临时设施。
A temporary facility built at short notice during the COVID-19 pandemic, or by extension any other emergency.
夜莺
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
We heard a nightingale singing in the woods after sunset.
日落之后，我们听见一只夜莺在树林里歌唱。
The nightingale's song is often considered the most beautiful among European birds.
夜莺的歌声常被认为是欧洲鸟类中最美的。
Some nightingales migrate to Africa for the winter.
有些夜莺会迁徙到非洲过冬。
nightingale 是可数名词，表达“一只夜莺”时用 a。
A nightingale sang outside my window last night.
一只夜莺昨晚在我窗外歌唱。
所有格 nightingale's 表示“夜莺的”。
The nightingale's song was so beautiful that we stopped to listen.
夜莺的歌声太美了，我们停下来倾听。
hear + 宾语 + doing 表示“听见…正在做某事”。
We heard a nightingale singing in the garden.
我们听见一只夜莺在花园里歌唱。
复数 nightingales 指夜莺这一类鸟；at night 是固定搭配。
Nightingales sing at night, and their song carries far.
夜莺在夜间歌唱，歌声传得很远。
Not this
I heard nightingale in the garden.
Use this
I heard a nightingale in the garden.
nightingale 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a；中文说“听见夜莺”不需要量词，但英语可数名词单数不能裸用。
Not this
There are two nightingale singing in the tree.
Use this
There are two nightingales singing in the tree.
two 后接可数名词要用复数形式 nightingales；中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
夜莺鸣唱
A nightingale sings in the garden at dusk.
黄昏时，一只夜莺在花园里鸣唱。
夜莺的歌声
The song of a nightingale is famous for its beauty.
夜莺的歌声以其美妙而闻名。
倾听夜莺鸣叫
We sat quietly to listen to a nightingale.
我们静静地坐着倾听夜莺鸣叫。
唱得像夜莺一样动听
She sings like a nightingale.
她唱得像夜莺一样动听。
夜莺在夜间鸣唱
Nightingales sing at night, filling the air with melody.
夜莺在夜间鸣唱，让空气中充满旋律。
唱得像夜莺一样；歌声婉转动听
She may be shy, but once she opens her mouth she sings like a nightingale.
她也许很害羞，但一开口就唱得像夜莺一样动听。
那是夜莺，不是云雀。
From William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, where Juliet tells Romeo that the bird they hear is the nightingale, meaning night is not over yet.
出自威廉·莎士比亚的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，朱丽叶告诉罗密欧，他们听到的是夜莺，说明夜晚还未结束。
一只夜莺在伯克利广场歌唱。
From the 1940 song 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square', evoking an enchanted evening in London.
出自 1940 年的歌曲《夜莺在伯克利广场歌唱》，唤起伦敦迷人的夜晚。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
Use nightingale naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
词首是night，想象月夜里夜莺在枝头歌唱，歌声婉转。
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然观察、鸟类图鉴或纪录片、诗歌和文学作品的意象描写 该词指夜莺（欧洲的一种鸣禽），属标准中性词，日常交流与书面写作都适用。比较常见于自然观察、鸟类介绍，也用于文学中取其夜间鸣唱意象。通常不必特意改用更正式或更口语的表达。
没有常见词与 nightingale 的完整读音 /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/ 构成真正押韵，因为重音在第一个音节。night 和 knight 与词首 /naɪt/ 完全相同；gale 与最后一个音节 /ɡeɪl/ 完全相同；pale、whale、scale 与最后一个音节的 /eɪl/ 部分相同。这些都是局部拼写/声音对应，不是整词押韵。另外，-gale 仅与单词 gale（大风）拼写相同，不表示词根关系。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.