a sandpiper
用于首次提到的单只鹬。
A sandpiper was searching for food in the sand.
一只鹬正在沙子里寻找食物。
鹬
鹬科的各种小型涉禽之一。;多种通常体型较小的涉水鸟,具有细长的喙和鸣叫声;与鸻鸟密切相关
a small wading bird with a slender bill and a piping call, related to plovers
鹬科的各种小型涉禽之一。
Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
多种通常体型较小的涉水鸟,具有细长的喙和鸣叫声;与鸻鸟密切相关
any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
On our walk along the shore, we saw a sandpiper running after the waves.
我们沿着海岸散步时,看到一只鹬追赶着海浪。
用法提示:sandpiper 作可数名词单数,指一种小型滨鸟“鹬”。
Sandpipers use their long, thin bills to find insects in the wet sand.
鹬用它们细长的喙在湿沙中寻找昆虫。
用法提示:sandpipers 是 sandpiper 的复数形式,泛指这类水鸟。
A sandpiper darted away as I came closer to the tide pool.
当我走近潮池时,一只鹬飞快地跑开了。
用法提示:sandpiper 作单数名词,在句中作主语,表示“鹬”。
用于首次提到的单只鹬。
A sandpiper was searching for food in the sand.
一只鹬正在沙子里寻找食物。
复数形式,可表示多只或泛指这类鸟。
Sandpipers are often seen along the coast.
沿海地区经常能看到鹬。
定冠词加单数可指整个物种。
The sandpiper has a long, thin bill.
鹬长着细长的喙。
wader 是比 sandpiper 更宽泛的统称,除鹬外还可指鸻、鹭等;具体名称不明确时可用,若需精确指代鹬类,应使用 sandpiper。
shorebird 是北美常用统称,涵盖多种沿海鸟类,并不特指鹬;它在口语中可代指 sandpiper,但在生物分类或观鸟记录中不够准确。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many sandpiper on the beach.
正确表达There are many sandpipers on the beach.
sandpiper 是可数名词,复数形式为 sandpipers。汉语名词没有复数变化,英语中数量多时需加 -s,所以要用 sandpipers。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw sandpiper on the beach.
正确表达I saw a sandpiper on the beach.
sandpiper 是单数可数名词,前面需要限定词(如 a 或 the),不能裸用。这里表示“一只”,所以加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need sandpiper to polish this wood.
正确表达I need sandpaper to polish this wood.
sandpiper 是“鹬”(一种鸟),sandpaper 才是“砂纸”。拼写相近容易混淆,语境是打磨木料,应改用 sandpaper。
鹬的种类
Many sandpiper species breed in the Arctic tundra.
许多种鹬在北极苔原繁殖。
一群鹬
A flock of sandpipers landed on the mudflat.
一群鹬落在泥滩上。
鹬的迁徙
Sandpiper migration peaks in September along the coast.
沿海地区鹬的迁徙在九月达到高峰。
幼鹬
A juvenile sandpiper was searching for insects in the wet sand.
一只幼鹬在湿沙中寻找昆虫。
无前缀;sand(沙)+ pipe(管/笛;鸟鸣)+ -er(表者/鸟):即“在沙地发出鸣声的鸟”;同根词:sand, sandy, pipe, piping, piper
鹬常在泥滩上觅食。
鹬栖息在海岸线附近的湿地和沙滩。
许多鹬类有季节性迁徙习性。
鹬是体型较小的涉禽。
湿地是鹬类重要的栖息地。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.