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a woodpecker
woodpecker 是可数名词，单数形式前常用不定冠词 a，表示泛指或第一次提到。
A woodpecker was drilling into the tree.
一只啄木鸟在树上啄洞。
啄木鸟
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啄木鸟
a bird with strong claws, a stiff tail, and a hard, chisel-like bill that climbs trees and bores into wood to find insects
A woodpecker was drilling into the tree.
一只啄木鸟在树上啄洞。
啄木鸟科鸟类,喙尖硬,适合啄木。
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
具有强爪和硬尾巴适合攀爬的鸟,嘴硬如凿子用于啄木觅虫
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
A woodpecker was tapping its beak against the old tree trunk.
一只啄木鸟正在用喙敲击老树干。
We heard a woodpecker before we saw it in the branches.
我们还没看到树枝上的啄木鸟，就先听到了它的声音。
Woodpeckers use their strong bills to find insects in the wood.
啄木鸟用它们坚硬的喙在木头里寻找昆虫。
woodpecker 是可数名词，单数形式前常用不定冠词 a，表示泛指或第一次提到。
A woodpecker was drilling into the tree.
一只啄木鸟在树上啄洞。
定冠词 the 加单数名词可表示整个物种或类别。
The woodpecker is known for its strong beak.
啄木鸟以强壮的喙而闻名。
复数形式不加冠词可以泛指这类鸟。
Woodpeckers make their nests in holes.
啄木鸟在洞里筑巢。
Not this
Woodpecker eat insects.
Use this
Woodpeckers eat insects.
英语在泛指一类动物时通常用复数名词作主语，故应用 Woodpeckers 与动词 eat 搭配；Woodpecker 是单数，接 eats 才正确，不符合此处表达一类鸟的意图。
Not this
I saw a wood pecker in the park.
Use this
I saw a woodpecker in the park.
woodpecker 是复合名词，须连写成一个词，中间不能加空格。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
啄木鸟的啄木声
Woodpecker drumming can be heard throughout the forest in spring.
春天，整个森林里都能听到啄木鸟的啄木声。
啄木鸟啄出的洞
The woodpecker hole in the maple tree was almost as big as my fist.
枫树上那个啄木鸟啄出的洞差不多有我的拳头大。
啄木鸟巢
A woodpecker nest is usually excavated in a tree trunk.
啄木鸟巢通常是在树干上凿出来的。
啄木鸟物种
More than twenty woodpecker species have been recorded in this national park.
这个国家公园里已记录到二十多种啄木鸟。
绒啄木鸟
A downy woodpecker landed on the feeder outside my window.
一只绒啄木鸟落在我窗外的喂食器上。
啄木鸟伍迪（美国经典动画角色）
Woody Woodpecker's laugh is one of the most recognizable sounds in cartoon history.
啄木鸟伍迪的笑声是卡通史上最具辨识度的声音之一。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use woodpecker naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
木头是wood，啄是peck，啄木头的鸟就是woodpecker。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、自然科普、儿童读物 woodpecker 是普通日常用语，在口语和书面语中都很自然，没有明显的正式或俚语限制，通常可直接使用。
woodpecker 由 wood + pecker 构成。woodchuck、woodland、wooden 都以 wood- 开头，读 /wʊd/，适合比较拼写和开头读音，但它们与 woodpecker 整词不押韵。checker、wrecker 词尾的 -ecker 读 /ɛkɚ/，与 woodpecker 的 -pecker 部分除开头辅音外相同，可作押韵参照。注意不要按拼写把 wood 读成 food（/fuːd/）。
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