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a parrot
可数名词，指鹦鹉这种鸟。
I bought a parrot that can talk.
我买了一只会说话的鹦鹉。
鹦鹉；应声虫，模仿他人言行的人
parrots — plural of parrot
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鹦鹉；应声虫，模仿他人言行的人
a brightly colored tropical bird with a short hooked beak that can mimic sounds; also used figuratively for a person who repeats others' words mechanically
I bought a parrot that can talk.
我买了一只会说话的鹦鹉。
一种鸟类,许多种类色彩鲜艳,能模仿人类语言,属于鹦形目或狭义上属于鹦鹉科。
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
通常色彩鲜艳、对趾型的热带鸟类,有短而钩曲的喙,能模仿声音。
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
鹦鹉学舌者；重复他人言语或思想的人。
A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
机械模仿他人言行而不解其意者。
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
The parrot can mimic human speech with surprising accuracy.
这只鹦鹉能惊人地准确模仿人说话。
He's just a parrot, repeating everything his boss says without thinking.
他就像个应声虫，不加思考地重复老板说的每一句话。
She simply parroted the textbook definitions during the exam.
她在考试中只是机械地复述课本上的定义。
可数名词，指鹦鹉这种鸟。
I bought a parrot that can talk.
我买了一只会说话的鹦鹉。
比喻机械地重复他人言语。
He repeats everything like a parrot.
他像鹦鹉一样重复每一句话。
及物动词，后跟模仿的内容。
She just parroted the official line without understanding it.
她只是机械地重复官方说法，根本不理解。
及物动词，后跟被模仿的对象。
The child parrots his older brother constantly.
那个孩子不停地模仿他哥哥。
Not this
Parrot can talk.
Use this
A parrot can talk.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，因为汉语没有冠词系统。英语中可数名词单数前通常需要不定冠词a/an或定冠词the。这里表示泛指，使用a parrot。
Not this
He parroted after his teacher.
Use this
He parroted his teacher.
动词parrot表示'机械地模仿'时，是及物动词，直接接被模仿的对象，不需要介词after。中文学习者受'模仿某人'的介词干扰容易多加after。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
宠物鹦鹉
She keeps a pet parrot that can mimic her voice.
她养了一只宠物鹦鹉，能模仿她的声音。
鹦鹉笼
Make sure the parrot cage is cleaned regularly.
确保定期清洁鹦鹉笼。
像鹦鹉一样（指机械重复）
He just repeats what he hears like a parrot.
他只是像鹦鹉一样重复听到的话。
鹦鹉学舌般
The children learned the poem parrot fashion without understanding it.
孩子们鹦鹉学舌般地背了那首诗，却不理解意思。
鹦鹉学舌般重复老师的话
Instead of thinking for himself, he just parrots the teacher.
他不自己思考，只是鹦鹉学舌般重复老师的话。
机械模仿某人的话
She always parrots her sister's opinions without forming her own.
她总是机械地模仿姐姐的观点，不形成自己的看法。
鹦鹉学舌地，机械地重复
He learned the speech parrot fashion.
他鹦鹉学舌般地记住了演讲。
非常失望
He was sick as a parrot when his team lost.
他的球队输了，他非常失望。
像鹦鹉一样（指机械地重复）
She just repeats everything like a parrot.
她只是像鹦鹉一样重复所有话。
这只鹦鹉已经没了！
This parrot is no more!
这只鹦鹉已经没了！
这是一只前鹦鹉。
This is an ex-parrot.
这是一只前鹦鹉。
Use parrots naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只鹦鹉站在肩膀上，不停重复你的话，像个'应声虫'。记住parrot就是学舌的鹦鹉。
语域：m 常见场景：谈论鸟类或比喻模仿者、批评机械重复的言语或行为 通常名词多用于指代鹦鹉这种鸟类或比喻盲目模仿他人的人，动词则常用于批评机械重复他人话语的行为，两种用法都比较常见，但场合有所不同。
注意：作为动词，通常带有贬义，指机械地模仿。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.