Word · Frequency #3695
robin
知更鸟；欧亚鸲
any of various passerine birds with a red breast, especially the small Old World songbird
- 1.
Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
胸部红色的各种雀形目鸟
- 2.
A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.
从刺槐中提取的毒蛋白
- 3.
Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
与被称为“罗宾”的运动队有关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等
- 4.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
一种小型旧大陆鸣禽,胸部呈红色
- 5.
large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
一种大型美洲鸫,胸部和腹部呈锈红色
旅鸫；美洲知更鸟；罗宾队相关人员；刺槐毒蛋白；洋槐毒素；胸部红色的各种雀形目鸟；从刺槐中提取的毒蛋白
In use
Every morning, a robin sings in the tree outside my window.
We saw a robin pulling a worm from the wet grass in the park.
Robins often build their nests in bushes or low branches.
a robin
首次提及不定个体
I saw a robin in the garden.
我在花园里看到一只旅鸫。
the robin
指定已知个体
The robin flew away.
那只旅鸫飞走了。
robins [verb]
复数表泛指
Robins sing in the morning.
旅鸫在早晨歌唱。
Connections
Collocations
- robin's nest
- 知更鸟的巢
- The robin built its nest in the tree outside my window.知更鸟在我窗外的树上筑了巢。
- robin's egg
- 知更鸟的蛋
- The color of the robin's egg is a beautiful light blue.知更鸟蛋的颜色是一种美丽的淡蓝色。
- robin redbreast
- 红胸知更鸟
- In winter, we often see a robin redbreast in the garden.冬天，我们经常在花园里看到红胸知更鸟。
- early robin
- 早到的知更鸟
- The early robin is often a sign that spring is coming.早到的知更鸟通常是春天即将来临的征兆。
Idioms & figurative uses
- round robin
- 循环赛；轮流签名The tournament was a round robin, so each team played every other team.这次比赛是循环赛，所以每支队伍都与其他队伍比赛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Robin红胸知更鸟，记忆：'ro'像'红'首字母，'bin'像'宾'，迎宾穿红衣。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、自然科普、儿童文学 “robin”作为旅鸫的普通名称，语域中性，适用于大多数日常和非专业场景。医学义项“刺槐毒素”非常专业，此处不涉及。
Grammar Note
robin 为可数名词，复数形式为 robins。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'robin' (/ˈrɑbən/). Words like 'bobbin' (/ˈbɑbɪn/), 'tin' (/tɪn/), 'pin' (/pɪn/), and 'bin' (/bɪn/) share the '-in' spelling but have a different vowel (/ɪ/) in the final syllable. Words like 'button' (/ˈbʌtən/) and 'cotton' (/ˈkɑtən/) end in a schwa (/ən/) similar to the second syllable of 'robin', but their stressed vowels and medial consonants differ, so they do not rhyme.
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