Word · Frequency #27086
puffin
角嘴海雀
a northern seabird with a short neck and a brightly colored, compressed bill
- 1.
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak.
大西洋海鹦(Fratercula arctica),或(引申)指角嘴海雀属(Fratercula)和花魁鸟属(Lunda)中其他各种黑白相间、喙色鲜艳的小型海鸟。
- 2.
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.
粉蝶属(Appias)的各种非洲和亚洲粉蝶；该属的一些种类亦称信天翁蝶。
大西洋海鹦(Fratercula arctica),或(引申)指角嘴海雀属(Fratercula)和花魁鸟属(Lunda)中其他各种黑白相间、喙色鲜艳的小型海鸟。；粉蝶属(Appias)的各种非洲和亚洲粉蝶；该属的一些种类亦称信天翁蝶。
In use
We saw a puffin with a colorful beak on the cliff by the sea.
Puffins spend most of the year on the open ocean.
The puffin dived into the water to catch a small fish.
a puffin
puffin 是可数名词，单数作主语时前面要有冠词 a 或 the。
A puffin sat on the rock.
一只角嘴海雀蹲在岩石上。
the puffin
用 the + 单数名词可以泛指整个物种，而不是特指某一只。
The puffin is a small seabird with a colorful beak.
角嘴海雀是一种喙色鲜艳的小海鸟。
puffins
复数形式 puffins 作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
Puffins are excellent swimmers.
Connections
Collocations
- Atlantic puffin
- 大西洋角嘴海雀
- Atlantic puffins nest in burrows on coastal cliffs.大西洋角嘴海雀在海岸悬崖的洞穴里筑巢。
- tufted puffin
- 簇羽角嘴海雀
- The tufted puffin has distinctive yellow tufts in summer.簇羽角嘴海雀在夏季有独特的黄色羽簇。
- puffin colony
- 角嘴海雀群落
- Scientists counted over a thousand birds in the puffin colony.科学家数了数这个角嘴海雀群落，有一千多只鸟。
- puffin burrow
- 角嘴海雀的洞穴
- The puffin burrow was hidden among tall grass and rocks.那个角嘴海雀的洞穴藏在高高的草丛和岩石之间。
- puffin chick
- 角嘴海雀雏鸟
- The puffin chick waited late into the night for its parent to return.那只角嘴海雀雏鸟一直等到深夜，等父母回来。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
角嘴海雀挺着圆肚子，像吹了一口气（puff）的‘puffin’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：观鸟、自然纪录片、儿童读物、科普文章 puffin 是常见的鸟名，在日常口语、科普文章和正式文本中都可以使用，通常没有特别正式或随意的色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 muffin 完全押韵（/ˈmʌfɪn/）；coffin、griffin 虽然也以 -ffin 结尾，但元音分别是 /ɒ/ 和 /ɪ/，与 /ʌ/ 不同，并非真韵脚；puffing 和 puffy 只是拼写与开头发音相同，结尾不同。
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.