Word · Frequency #15108
partridges
鹧鸪；山鹑
partridges is the plural of partridge.
A small Old World game bird of the pheasant family, especially any of the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
- 1.
Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
雉科中多个属的鸟类,尤指山鹑属和石鸡属
- 2.
flesh of either quail or grouse
鹌鹑或松鸡的肉
- 3.
The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
作为食物食用的这种鸟的肉
- 4.
heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
体大翅小的南美猎鸟,形似鸡类,但与平胸鸟有亲缘关系
- 5.
small Old World gallinaceous game birds
旧大陆的小型鸡形目猎鸟
鹧鸪等猎鸟的肉；南美鹧鸪；雉科中多个属的鸟类,尤指山鹑属和石鸡属；鹌鹑或松鸡的肉；作为食物食用的这种鸟的肉
In use
We saw a partridge run across the dirt road in the countryside.
The partridge hid among the tall grass when it heard us coming.
Partridges usually stay on the ground and only fly short distances.
a partridge
指鸟时，partridge 是可数名词，单数前常用 a。
A partridge ran across the road.
一只山鹑跑过了马路。
some partridges
复数形式为 partridges；表示不确定数量时常用 some。
Some partridges flew overhead.
几只山鹑从头顶飞过。
have partridge for dinner
作食物时，partridge 是不可数名词，不加 a；也可说 have some partridge。
We had partridge for dinner.
Connections
Collocations
- red-legged partridge
- 红腿石鸡
- The red-legged partridge is common in southern Europe.红腿石鸡在南欧很常见。
- gray partridge
- 灰山鹑
- We saw a gray partridge in the field.我们在田野里看到一只灰山鹑。
- partridge shooting
- 猎山鹑（运动）
- Partridge shooting begins in September.猎山鹑活动从九月开始。
- roast partridge
- 烤山鹑（菜肴）
- They served roast partridge with vegetables.他们端上了烤山鹑配蔬菜。
- a covey of partridges
- 一群山鹑
- A covey of partridges flew up from the hedge.一群山鹑从树篱中飞起。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
山鹑常在山脊(ridge)上活动，记住 partridge 里有 ridge 这个片段。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting and field sports、cooking and dining、nature writing and birdwatching 该词指雉科猎鸟（如山鹑、石鸡）时通常属于中性词；多用于狩猎、烹饪和自然描写等场景，也可指这种鸟的肉。日常口语中不算常见，正式文章和菜单中比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 partridge 完全押韵；它读 /ˈpɑrtrədʒ/，结尾 -idge 发 /ədʒ/。下面这些词拼写相近或都以 -age/-idge 结尾，但大多发 /ɪdʒ/，请注意元音区别：cartridge /ˈkɑrtrɪdʒ/、porridge /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/、cottage /ˈkɑtɪdʒ/、cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/、village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/、knowledge /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/。尤其 porridge 很容易和 partridge 看混，但它的读音没有 /tr/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.