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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。
角嘴海雀
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
角嘴海雀
a northern seabird with a short neck and a brightly colored, compressed bill
A puffin sat on the rock.
一只角嘴海雀蹲在岩石上。
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。
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.
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。
Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses.
We saw a puffin with a colorful beak on the cliff by the sea.
我们在海边的悬崖上看到一只喙部色彩斑斓的角嘴海雀。
Puffins spend most of the year on the open ocean.
角嘴海雀一年中大部分时间在开阔的大洋上度过。
The puffin dived into the water to catch a small fish.
这只角嘴海雀潜入水中捕捉一条小鱼。
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。
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。
复数形式 puffins 作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
Puffins are excellent swimmers.
角嘴海雀是出色的游泳者。
puffin 可以放在另一名词前作定语，一般用单数形式。
Puffin colonies attract many tourists.
角嘴海雀群落吸引了许多游客。
Not this
There are many puffin on the island.
Use this
There are many puffins on the island.
puffin 是可数名词，复数需加 -s；many 后接复数名词，所以用 puffins。
Not this
I saw puffin at the zoo.
Use this
I saw a puffin at the zoo.
puffin 是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词 a 等限定词，不能裸用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
角嘴海雀是漂亮的鸟，它的喙色彩鲜艳；它生活在海浪上，吃它捉到的鱼。
This is from Ogden Nash's poem 'The Puffin', a humorous verse often recited in classrooms.
这句出自奥格登·纳什的诗《角嘴海雀》，是一首常在课堂上诵读的幽默小诗。
Use puffin naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
角嘴海雀挺着圆肚子，像吹了一口气（puff）的‘puffin’。
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。
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。
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