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a teal
teal 是可数名词，单数前用 a。
A teal landed on the river.
一只短颈野鸭落在河上。
短颈野鸭
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
短颈野鸭
a small short-necked dabbling duck that lives near rivers and is found in Europe and America
A teal landed on the river.
一只短颈野鸭落在河上。
鸭属中各种色彩鲜艳、颈短的小型淡水鸭
Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
一种深蓝绿色；深青色。
A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
We spotted a teal swimming near the reeds at the edge of the lake.
我们看到一只短颈野鸭在湖边的芦苇丛附近游水。
The farmer told us that teals often visit this pond in early autumn.
农夫告诉我们，短颈野鸭常在初秋时节来到这个池塘。
A teal flew over the boat and disappeared into the marsh.
一只短颈野鸭从船上方飞过，消失在沼泽中。
teal 是可数名词，单数前用 a。
A teal landed on the river.
一只短颈野鸭落在河上。
复数形式为 teals，这里表示一类鸟。
Teals are often seen near water.
短颈野鸭常在水边出现。
a flock of 表示“一群”，后接可数名词复数。
A flock of teals flew overhead.
一群短颈野鸭从头顶飞过。
Not this
There are many teal in the river.
Use this
There are many teals in the river.
teal 表示“短颈野鸭”时可数，复数形式是 teals；表示多只时需在词尾加 -s，不能当作单复同形词。
Not this
I saw teal near the shore.
Use this
I saw a teal near the shore.
teal 是单数可数名词，单数前需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a，加上后句子才完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蓝翅鸭
The blue-winged teal is a small North American duck.
蓝翅鸭是一种北美小型鸭类。
肉桂鸭
We spotted a cinnamon teal near the marsh.
我们在沼泽附近看到了一只肉桂鸭。
绿翅鸭
Green-winged teals often gather in large flocks.
绿翅鸭常成群聚集。
Use teal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
teal 音近“啼”，短颈野鸭在啼叫——记住这个画面，teal 就是会啼的短颈鸭。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、field guides 「teal」指短颈野鸭时属于普通动物名称，口语和书面语都可用；但日常生活中泛指野鸭时更常说 duck，teal 比较常见于观鸟、动物图鉴等需要具体指称鸟类的语境。
这些词都与 teal 同韵（/iːl/）：deal、feel、meal、seal、steal、wheel。注意形近词 real 通常读 /ˈriːəl/，不读 /riːl/，所以不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.