Word · Frequency #25271
stork
鹳
stork
- 1.
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.
鹳形目鹳科的一种大型涉禽,腿长,喙长。
- 2.
large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
主要分布于旧大陆的大型涉禽,通常有黑白相间的羽毛。
- 3.
The seventeenth Lenormand card.
雷诺曼牌中的第十七张牌。
鹳形目鹳科的一种大型涉禽,腿长,喙长。;主要分布于旧大陆的大型涉禽,通常有黑白相间的羽毛。;雷诺曼牌中的第十七张牌。
In use
A stork stood quietly in the shallow water, searching for fish.
We saw a white stork building its nest on the chimney.
Storks migrate south before the winter arrives.
a stork
stork 是单数可数名词,泛指时需加 a/an。
A stork stood by the river.
一只鹳站在河边。
the stork
用 the 加单数名词可表示整个类别。
The stork is a large wading bird.
鹳是一种大型涉禽。
storks
复数形式可泛指一类鸟,也可指多只鹳。
Storks often nest on rooftops.
鹳常常在屋顶上筑巢。
Connections
Collocations
- white stork
- 白鹳
- The white stork nests on rooftops in many European towns.在欧洲许多城镇,白鹳会在屋顶上筑巢。
- stork nest
- 鹳巢
- The stork nest on the old chimney was visible from the street.从街上就能看到旧烟囱上的鹳巢。
- stork bite
- 鹳咬痕(新生儿身上的红色胎记)
- The nurse said the mark on the baby's neck was just a stork bite.护士说,婴儿脖子上的印记只是鹳咬痕。
- stork brings the baby
- 鹳送子(西方传说中婴儿由鹳带到家中)
- In the story, the stork brings the baby to the new parents.故事中,鹳鸟把婴儿送到新手父母身边。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a visit from the stork
- (幽默说法)鹳来送子;生孩子They are expecting a visit from the stork this summer.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象白鹳叼着白布包从烟囱飞进屋,西方送子鸟的形象,记住 stork=鹳。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:动物百科、童话故事、民间传说 “stork”通常是一个中性的普通名词,多用于客观描述鹳这种鸟类,也常见于童话或民间传说中的“送子鹳”说法。日常口语和书面语中都自然,不算特别正式或随意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Stork 与 fork、cork、pork、dork 押韵,均读 /ɔrk/。注意 stark 和 park 拼写相近但元音不同:stark 读 /stɑrk/,park 读 /pɑrk/,都不与 stork 押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.