a + wader
表示“涉禽”时,wader 是可数名词,可用 a 或 the 修饰。
A wader was looking for food in the shallow water.
一只涉禽在浅水中觅食。
涉禽
涉水者。;及腰防水靴,供渔民等使用。;与湿地或海岸环境相关的长腿鸟类。;涉水者;高统防水长靴
a long-legged bird that wades in water to find food
此义指鸟;若指防水长靴,常用复数 waders。
涉水者。
One who wades.
及腰防水靴,供渔民等使用。
A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
与湿地或海岸环境相关的长腿鸟类。
A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.
The heron is a common wader that hunts fish in shallow rivers.
苍鹭是一种常见的涉禽,在浅河里捕鱼。
用法提示:wader 在这里是单数可数名词,意为“涉禽”。
We saw waders standing on one leg by the lake at dawn.
黎明时我们看到几只涉禽在湖边单腿站立。
用法提示:waders 是 wader 的复数形式,指多只涉禽。
Many waders migrate long distances between their breeding and wintering grounds.
许多涉禽在繁殖地和越冬地之间长途迁徙。
用法提示:waders 以复数形式出现,表示涉禽这一类鸟。
表示“涉禽”时,wader 是可数名词,可用 a 或 the 修饰。
A wader was looking for food in the shallow water.
一只涉禽在浅水中觅食。
wader 的复数 waders 可以指多只或多种涉禽。
Waders gather at the lake during migration.
迁徙期间,涉禽聚集在湖边。
waders 作“高统防水长靴”讲时通常用复数形式,常与 a pair of 连用。
He bought a pair of waders for fishing.
他买了一双高统防水长靴用于钓鱼。
与wader基本同义,可互换,但更正式、更具描述性。
美式英语常用,多指海岸滩涂的鹬、鸻等,不用于鹭、鹳等深水涉禽。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are several wader in the river.
正确表达There are several waders in the river.
表示“涉禽”时,wader 是可数名词,复数要加 -s;汉语里“几只涉禽”没有复数标志,容易漏掉词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a new wader for the fishing trip.
正确表达I need a new pair of waders for the fishing trip.
表示“高统防水长靴”时,waders 常用复数形式,并用 a pair of 来计量;不可以说 a wader 指一双靴子。
water指水本身,wader指在水中行走觅食的涉禽;两者都涉及水,但词义和词性不同。
wander是动词,意为漫无目的地行走;wader是名词,指涉禽。两者发音相近,但wander不涉及水。
waiter指餐馆服务员,wader指涉禽;两者发音相近(/ˈweɪtə/ vs /ˈweɪdə/),但辅音和意义完全不同。
迁徙性涉禽
The wetlands attract thousands of migratory waders each spring.
这片湿地每年春天吸引成千上万只迁徙性涉禽。
涉禽种类
This estuary is home to over thirty wader species.
这片河口栖息着三十多种涉禽。
长腿涉禽
A stork is a long-legged wader that feeds in shallow water.
鹳是一种在浅水中觅食的长腿涉禽。
涉禽栖息地
Coastal mudflats are vital wader habitat.
沿海滩涂是重要的涉禽栖息地。
涉禽种群
Wader populations have declined due to habitat loss.
由于栖息地丧失,涉禽种群已经减少。
越冬涉禽
The reserve supports large numbers of wintering waders.
该保护区支持大量越冬涉禽。
wade(词根:涉水)+ -er(后缀:表示“……的人/物”);同根词:wade、wading
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