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。
鸻;鸻科鸟
plovers — plural of plover
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)
any of various shorebirds with a compact body, straight bill, and pointed wings, closely related to sandpipers
Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
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
We saw a small plover running along the beach at low tide.
退潮时,我们看到一只小鸻鸟沿着海滩奔跑。
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.
鸻鸟在开阔的地面筑巢,因此它们的蛋有很好的伪装。
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.
她用双筒望远镜观察一只鸻鸟在湿沙中觅食。
用法提示:a plover 是单数名词,作 watch 的宾语,指一种鸻科海鸟。
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。
泛指这类鸟时用复数形式,不加冠词。
Plovers nest on the ground, not in trees.
鸻鸟在地上筑巢,不在树上。
flock 是表示鸟群的常用集合名词。
A flock of plovers lifted off the beach together.
一群鸻鸟一起从海滩上飞起。
范围比 plover 大,涵盖鸻、鹬等;若需特指鸻科,不宜用 shorebird 替换。
通常指长腿涉水鸟,如鹭、鹳等,范围更广;英式英语中常指滨鸟,但不如 plover 精确。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw two plover on the beach.
正确表达I saw two plovers on the beach.
plover 是可数名词,复数形式为 plovers;数词 two 后要用复数,不能省略 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子A plover was in the beach.
正确表达A plover was on the beach.
表示在海滩上时,英语用 on the beach(在表面之上),不用 in the beach(在……里面)。
plover 指鸻科鸟类,嘴短直,体形较紧凑;sandpiper 指鹬科鸟类,嘴细长,常向下弯。区分点在嘴形和科属,而非仅凭栖息地。
plover 是鸻科鸟类的统称,包括多种;lapwing 专指凤头麦鸡,有显眼冠羽。不要用 plover 特指凤头麦鸡,也不要用 lapwing 指代其他鸻类。
plover 的喙直而短,curlew 的喙长而下弯,且体形更大。虽然都是滨鸟,但喙形是明显区分点。
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。
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。
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。
一群鸻
A flock of plovers rested on the mudflat.
一群鸻在泥滩上休息。
鸻雏鸟
The plover chick followed its mother to the water.
鸻雏鸟跟着母亲走向水边。
鸻的栖息地
Dunes provide important plover habitat.
沙丘为鸻提供重要的栖息地。
与珩同属滨岸鸟类,常在水边或浅水中活动
珩和许多涉禽的典型觅食栖息地
咸淡水交汇处,是珩类常见的群聚区域
珩类多为候鸟,有季节性迁徙习性
珩类主要生活在海岸和滩涂地带
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.