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a starling
starling 是可数名词，单数前常用 a/an。
A starling was perched on the roof.
一只椋鸟停在屋顶上。
椋鸟；欧椋鸟
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
椋鸟；欧椋鸟
a gregarious Old World songbird with dark plumage
A starling was perched on the roof.
一只椋鸟停在屋顶上。
椋鸟科雀形目鸟类。
A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
一种围堰式防护结构,由紧密排列的木桩构成,用于保护桥墩等。
An enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge.
原产于旧大陆的群居鸟类
gregarious birds native to the Old World
北太平洋的六线鱼属鱼类,尤其美国水域的斑六线鱼。
A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.
A starling landed on the windowsill and began to sing.
一只欧椋鸟落在窗台上，开始歌唱。
We watched a flock of starlings fly over the fields at dusk.
我们看着一群欧椋鸟在黄昏时飞过田野。
Starlings often gather in large groups during the winter.
欧椋鸟在冬季常常成群聚集。
starling 是可数名词，单数前常用 a/an。
A starling was perched on the roof.
一只椋鸟停在屋顶上。
starlings 是 starling 的复数形式。
Starlings often gather in large flocks.
椋鸟常常成群聚集。
描述椋鸟群时，常用 a flock of 来表示“一群”。
A flock of starlings flew across the sky.
一群椋鸟飞过天空。
Not this
I saw a staring on the branch.
Use this
I saw a starling on the branch.
staring 是 stare 的现在分词，意为“凝视”；starling 是名词“椋鸟”。二者拼写相近但含义和词性不同，需根据语境区分。
Not this
Starling is a common bird in Europe.
Use this
Starlings are common birds in Europe.
starling 是可数名词，表示一类鸟时通常用复数形式 starlings，谓语动词也需相应变为复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群欧椋鸟
A flock of starlings settled on the power lines.
一群欧椋鸟落在电线上。
欧椋鸟群飞奇观
We watched a starling murmuration at dusk.
黄昏时我们观赏了欧椋鸟群飞奇观。
紫翅椋鸟；欧椋鸟
The common starling is widespread across Europe.
紫翅椋鸟遍布欧洲。
欧洲椋鸟
European starlings were introduced to North America.
欧洲椋鸟被引入北美。
椋鸟巢
A starling nest filled the hollow tree.
一个椋鸟巢占满了那棵空心树。
椋鸟种群数量
The starling population has declined in recent decades.
近几十年来椋鸟种群数量有所下降。
我要养一只欧椋鸟，教它只会说“莫蒂默”。
Spoken by Hotspur in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1; he plans to use a starling to repeat the name 'Mortimer' and provoke the king.
出自莎士比亚《亨利四世》上集中霍茨波的台词；他想让一只欧椋鸟反复说“莫蒂默”来激怒国王。
Use starling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 starling 拆成 star（星星）和 ling（铃声）：星光下成群聒噪的欧椋鸟，叫声像铃铛。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、nature documentaries、field guides 欧椋鸟是常见鸟类，该词在口语和书面语中均属中性，无显著正式或随意倾向。通常在观鸟、自然写作或日常谈论鸟类时使用。
复数形式为 starlings。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.