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a/an + adjective + warbler
指鸟时，常用修饰语说明大小、颜色或种类。
A tiny warbler perched on the branch.
一只小巧的莺停在树枝上。
歌手
warblers — plural of warbler
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
歌手
a singer, especially one who embellishes the song
A tiny warbler perched on the branch.
一只小巧的莺停在树枝上。
不专指女性歌手
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
One who warbles.
A device that makes a warbling sound.
We spotted a bright yellow warbler singing in the oak tree this morning.
今天早上我们看到一只亮黄色的莺在橡树上鸣唱。
The field guide lists over forty species of warblers that migrate through this region.
这本野外指南列出了四十多种迁徙经过这个地区的莺。
A tiny warbler flitted from branch to branch, hunting for insects among the leaves.
一只小巧的莺在树枝间飞来飞去，在叶丛中觅食昆虫。
指鸟时，常用修饰语说明大小、颜色或种类。
A tiny warbler perched on the branch.
一只小巧的莺停在树枝上。
属格结构常用来描述鸟的歌声、羽毛等特征。
The warbler's song filled the forest.
这只莺的歌声响彻森林。
指人时，warbler 意为歌手，带幽默或古雅色彩。
She was a warbler in the local choir.
她曾是当地合唱团的歌手。
Not this
I saw two warbler in the garden.
Use this
I saw two warblers in the garden.
warbler 是可数名词，复数形式为 warblers。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s；two 后必须用复数 warblers。
Not this
I saw warbler in the tree.
Use this
I saw a warbler in the tree.
warbler 是单数可数名词，第一次提及某一只鸟时，前面需要不定冠词 a/an，不能直接裸用单数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
林莺（一种小型鸣禽）
Wood warblers are often heard before they are seen.
人们常常先听到林莺的叫声，才看到它们。
美洲莺（新大陆的一类小型鸣禽）
Many New World warblers migrate long distances.
许多美洲莺会进行长距离迁徙。
莺类物种
The reserve is home to more than twenty warbler species.
该保护区栖息着二十多种莺类物种。
迁徙莺类
Migratory warblers arrive in the park every spring.
每年春天，迁徙莺类都会来到公园。
苇莺（一种在芦苇丛中栖息的莺）
A reed warbler was singing in the reeds by the river.
一只苇莺在河边的芦苇丛中鸣唱。
Use warblers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Warbler联想warble（婉转啭鸣）加-er（者），想象枝头婉转啼鸣的莺鸟，也指花腔歌手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、nature writing、ornithology 作“莺”等小型鸣禽讲时，在观鸟、自然写作和鸟类学语境中通常都是中性词；若指“歌声婉转的歌手”，则比较书面或旧式，日常口语较少用。
These six words are spelling lookalikes: each ends in -bler and /blə/. None rhymes with warbler (/ˈwɒːblə/) because warbler has the long stressed vowel /ɒː/, while the others have different stressed vowels (e.g., /æ/ in gambler, /ɒ/ in cobbler, /ʌ/ in tumbler). Do not rely on the shared spelling for pronunciation.
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