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a pipit
We saw a pipit in the meadow.
我们在草地上看到一只鹨。
鹨
pipits — plural of pipit
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鹨
a small songbird with streaky brown plumage, found mainly on the ground in open country
We saw a pipit in the meadow.
我们在草地上看到一只鹨。
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
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
A small pipit landed on the fence and began to sing.
一只小鹨落在篱笆上，开始鸣叫。
We saw several pipits searching for insects in the grass.
我们看到几只鹨在草丛中寻找昆虫。
Pipits have streaky brown feathers that blend with dry grass.
鹨有带条纹的棕色羽毛，能与干草融为一体。
We saw a pipit in the meadow.
我们在草地上看到一只鹨。
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。
Not this
I saw two pipit in the field.
Use this
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。
Not this
Pipit is a small brown bird.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
树鹨
The tree pipit sang from a low branch.
树鹨在低矮的树枝上鸣唱。
岩鹨
A rock pipit was feeding along the shore.
一只岩鹨正在岸边觅食。
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。
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。
鹨的种类
The reserve is home to many pipit species.
该保护区栖息着许多种鹨。
Use pipits naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.