Word · Frequency #16174
nightingales
夜莺
nightingales is the plural of nightingale.
a small European bird known for its beautiful song, often heard at night
- 1.
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
- 2.
A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.
- 3.
A temporary facility built at short notice during the COVID-19 pandemic, or by extension any other emergency.
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。
- 4.
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
夜莺
- 5.
English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
南丁格尔
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。；南丁格尔
In use
We heard a nightingale singing in the woods after sunset.
The nightingale's song is often considered the most beautiful among European birds.
Some nightingales migrate to Africa for the winter.
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。
the nightingale's song
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 a nightingale singing
hear + 宾语 + doing 表示“听见…正在做某事”。
Connections
Collocations
- a nightingale sings
- 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。
- the song of a nightingale
- 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。
- listen to a nightingale
- 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。
- sing like a nightingale
- 唱得像夜莺一样动听
- She sings like a nightingale.她唱得像夜莺一样动听。
- nightingales sing at night
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
词首是night，想象月夜里夜莺在枝头歌唱，歌声婉转。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.