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
woodpeckers — plural of woodpecker
啄木鸟科鸟类,喙尖硬,适合啄木。；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
a bird with strong claws, a stiff tail, and a hard, chisel-like bill that climbs trees and bores into wood to find insects
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。
用法提示：woodpecker 是名词，在这句话中指啄木鸟这种鸟。
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。
用法提示：woodpecker 用作可数名词单数，表示啄木鸟。
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。
用法提示：woodpeckers 是复数形式，指啄木鸟这类鸟。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Woodpecker eat insects.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw a wood pecker in the park.
正确表达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。
woodpecker是鸟（啄木鸟），woodchuck是啮齿动物（美洲旱獭/土拨鼠），两者只是都以wood开头；不要把wood-开头的词都当成鸟。
woodpecker和woodcock都是鸟，但woodpecker用凿子般的喙啄木取虫，woodcock（丘鹬）是地面活动的涉禽；拼写只差-pecker和-cock，注意别混淆。
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。
root/compound component
root/compound component
suffix
related: wood + -en
related: wood + land
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)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.