a scarecrow in [field/garden]
scarecrow 是可数名词,复数形式为 scarecrows。
The farmer put a scarecrow in the field to keep birds away.
农民把稻草人放在田里来赶走鸟儿。
稻草人
scarecrows — plural of scarecrow
用稻草制成、穿着旧衣服竖在田间驱鸟的假人。;用来吓唬鸟类远离种子的稻草人;看似可怕但无危险的事物;纸老虎。;衣衫褴褛的人
an effigy of a man used to frighten birds away from seeds
用稻草制成、穿着旧衣服竖在田间驱鸟的假人。
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
用来吓唬鸟类远离种子的稻草人
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
看似可怕但无危险的事物;纸老虎。
Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
The farmer put a scarecrow in the middle of the field to keep the birds away from the rice.
农民把一个稻草人放在田地中央,让鸟远离水稻。
用法提示:此处 scarecrow 是可数名词,指田里用来吓鸟的稻草人。
In the autumn, the children helped decorate the scarecrow with an old hat and a bright scarf.
秋天,孩子们帮忙用一顶旧帽子和一条鲜艳的围巾装饰稻草人。
用法提示:这里 scarecrow 作名词,表示作为装饰对象的稻草人。
The scarecrow stood alone in the garden, but no birds came near it.
稻草人独自立在花园里,但没有鸟靠近它。
用法提示:此句中 scarecrow 是名词,是句子的主语,指吓鸟用的稻草人。
scarecrow 是可数名词,复数形式为 scarecrows。
The farmer put a scarecrow in the field to keep birds away.
农民把稻草人放在田里来赶走鸟儿。
这个比喻常形容人衣衫褴褛或模样可笑。
After walking in the rain, he looked like a scarecrow.
在雨中走过后,他看起来像个稻草人。
也可以说 use [sth] for a scarecrow。
They used an old coat and a stick as a scarecrow.
他们用一件旧外套和一根棍子当稻草人。
比 scarecrow 稍少见,多用于英式英语,强调“吓走乌鸦”的功能,一般可直接替换。
词义比 scarecrow 宽,可指反光带、声响器等非人形驱鸟装置;特指人形稻草人时不如 crow scarer 贴切。
字面义可指稻草人,但现代英语中常用于比喻“虚假论证”;在口语中单独指稻草人较少见,需靠语境判断。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many scarecrow in the field.
正确表达There are many scarecrows in the field.
scarecrow 是可数名词,复数形式是 scarecrows。中文名词没有复数变化,但英语中 many 后面必须使用复数 scarecrows。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw scarecrow in the field.
正确表达I saw a scarecrow in the field.
scarecrow 是单数可数名词,第一次提到时通常需要不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词,所以容易漏掉 a。
scarecrow 是可摆在田里吓鸟的真稻草人;straw man 是辩论中歪曲对方论点再攻击的手法,不是实物。
scarecrow 是田里的假人;crow 是鸟,会被假人吓走。注意拼写和发音相近,但意思完全不同。
scarecrow 是田里吓鸟的稻草人;mannequin 是商店橱窗里展示衣服的人体模型,用途和质地都不同。
制作稻草人
The children built a scarecrow for the school garden.
孩子们为学校菜园制作了一个稻草人。
立起稻草人
Farmers put up a scarecrow in the field to keep birds away.
农民在田里立起稻草人把鸟赶走。
用稻草做的稻草人
The straw scarecrow stood in the middle of the field.
那个用稻草做的稻草人站在田地中间。
花园里的稻草人
A garden scarecrow can protect your vegetables from birds.
花园里的稻草人可以保护你的蔬菜不受鸟啄。
看起来像个稻草人(形容衣衫褴褛)
After working in the garden all day, he looked like a scarecrow.
在花园里干了一整天活之后,他看起来像个稻草人(衣衫褴褛)。
传统稻草人
The traditional scarecrow wore an old coat and a hat.
那个传统稻草人穿着一件旧外套,戴着一顶帽子。
scare + crow
scare + crow
瘦得像稻草人,非常瘦
After weeks without food, he was as thin as a scarecrow.
几周没吃东西,他瘦得像个稻草人。
穿得像稻草人,衣衫褴褛
You can't go for an interview dressed like a scarecrow.
你不能穿得像个稻草人似的去参加面试。
像稻草人一样瘦削的男人;骨瘦如柴的人
The old scarecrow of a man sat quietly in the corner.
那个骨瘦如柴的老人安静地坐在角落里。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.