Word · Frequency #26471
plover
鸻；鸻科鸟
核心释义
any of various shorebirds with a compact body, straight bill, and pointed wings, closely related to sandpipers
- 1.
Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- 2.
主要是海岸鸟类,体型相对紧凑,具有直嘴和大而尖的翅膀；与鹬类密切相关
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
主要是海岸鸟类,体型相对紧凑,具有直嘴和大而尖的翅膀；与鹬类密切相关；珩；千鸟；珩科鸟(如凤头麦鸡)
用法In use
We saw a small plover running along the beach at low tide.
用法提示：plover 是单数可数名词，指鸻鸟，这里用 a plover 表示一只。
Plovers nest on open ground, so their eggs are well camouflaged.
用法提示：plovers 是 plover 的复数形式，泛指鸻鸟这一类鸟。
She used her binoculars to watch a plover probe the wet sand for food.
用法提示：a plover 是单数名词，作 watch 的宾语，指一种鸻科海鸟。
a plover
plover 是可数名词，指单只鸟时用 a plover。
A plover darted between the waves.
一只鸻鸟在波浪间穿梭。
plovers
泛指这类鸟时用复数形式，不加冠词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- golden plover
- 金鸻
- The golden plover migrates between the Arctic and warmer coasts.金鸻在北极和更温暖的海岸之间迁徙。
- ringed plover
- 环颈鸻
- A ringed plover ran quickly along the wet sand.一只环颈鸻沿着湿沙快速奔跑。
- piping plover
- 笛鸻
- Conservationists protect the nesting sites of the piping plover.保护工作者保护笛鸻的筑巢地点。
- a flock of plovers
- 一群鸻
- A flock of plovers rested on the mudflat.一群鸻在泥滩上休息。
- plover chick
- 鸻雏鸟
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记法：plover 里有 love（p+love+r），读音也像 lover，想象一只鸻鸟在海滩上‘谈恋爱’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：观鸟活动、鸟类图鉴、自然文学 plover（鸻）属于较正式的鸟类名称，多用于观鸟记录、鸟类图鉴或自然文学等书面或专业场合；日常口语中用得较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
词典中给出的动词形式与本名词词条无关；plover 作为名词只有单复数变化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词：lover、cover、hover 都以 /ʌvɚ/ 结尾，拼写同为 -over。注意 over、clover 拼写相同部分，但读 /oʊvɚ/，不要被拼写误导。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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