Word · Frequency #29856
pipit
鹨
a small songbird with streaky brown plumage, found mainly on the ground in open country
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Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
各种小型雀形目鸟类,主要来自鹨属,通常羽色暗淡,在开阔地带地面觅食的食虫鸟
各种小型雀形目鸟类,主要来自鹨属,通常羽色暗淡,在开阔地带地面觅食的食虫鸟
In use
A small pipit landed on the fence and began to sing.
We saw several pipits searching for insects in the grass.
Pipits have streaky brown feathers that blend with dry grass.
a pipit
We saw a pipit in the meadow.
我们在草地上看到一只鹨。
pipits
pipit 是可数名词，单数形式用 a/an，复数形式为 pipits。
Pipits often forage on the ground.
鹨常在地面觅食。
Common mistakes
I saw two pipit in the field.I saw two pipits in the field.
pipit 是可数名词，复数形式要加 -s。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉词尾的 -s。
Pipit is a small brown bird.A pipit is a small brown bird.
pipit 是单数可数名词，前面需要冠词（a/an/the）。汉语没有冠词，所以学习者常漏掉。这里用 a 表示泛指。
Connections
Collocations
- meadow pipit
- 草地鹨
- We spotted a meadow pipit on the open grass.我们在开阔的草地上看到一只草地鹨。
- tree pipit
- 树鹨
- The tree pipit sang from a low branch.树鹨在低矮的树枝上鸣唱。
- rock pipit
- 岩鹨
- A rock pipit was feeding along the shore.一只岩鹨正在岸边觅食。
- water pipit
- 水鹨
- We saw a water pipit beside the alpine stream.我们看到一只水鹨在阿尔卑斯山间的小溪旁。
- Richard's pipit
- 理氏鹨
- A Richard's pipit flew up from the dry field.一只理氏鹨从干旱的田野里飞起。
- pipit species
- 鹨的种类
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pipit 音似“皮皮特”，想象草地上一只棕色带条纹的小鸟“皮皮”地叫，受惊就飞走。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：鸟类观察、自然纪录片、科普文章 pipit 是常见鸟名，通常用于鸟类观察、自然纪录片或科普语境，文体上偏中性；日常口语中较少出现，多用具体鸟名或统称。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都和 pipit /ˈpɪpɪt/ 一样以非重读的 /ɪt/ 结尾；其中 pulpit 保留了 -pit 的拼写，trumpet 和 puppet 虽拼作 -pet、-ppet，末尾音仍读 /pɪt/。注意：它们与 pipit 并不构成严格韵脚，因为 pipit 的重音在第一个音节，押韵要求从重读音节起的声音一致。拼写相近的 pipette /pɪˈpɛt/ 或 /paɪˈpɛt/ 以及 piper /ˈpaɪpər/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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.