birds

英 [bɜːdz]

美 [bɜːrdz]

n.  鸟; 禽; 姑娘; 妞; 某类人; (尤指)古怪的人，不寻常的人
bird的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

BNC.12143

柯林斯词典

• 鸟；禽
  Abirdis a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
• 小妞儿（可能具冒犯意味）
  Some men refer to young women asbirds. This use could cause offence.
• See also:early birdgame bird
• （尤指对孩子讲的）性知识
  Some people refer tothe birds and the beeswhen they are talking about sex, especially to children.
• PHRASE 坐牢；蹲班房
  Someone who isdoing birdis in prison.
  1. They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.
     他们警告他下次他可能就要进监狱了。
• 志趣相投的人；一路人
  If you refer to two people asbirds of a feather, you mean that they have the same interests or are very similar.
• 给…喝倒彩；嘘…
  If an audiencegivessomeone thebird, they shout loudly in order to show their disappointment or disapproval.
• （表示侮辱）被竖中指/冲…竖中指
  If youget the birdor if someonegivesyouthe bird, they make a rude gesture with their middle finger at you.
• 到手之物
  A bird in the handis something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else.
• 消息灵通的人；某人
  If you say that alittle birdtold you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was.
• PHRASE （用于对人进行描述）…的人
  Some people use the phraseold birdto refer to someone and say what they are like.
  1. As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right...
     和往常一样，惠勒——一个非常聪明的人——又做对了。
  2. She was such a decent old bird.
     她是一个如此端庄的女人。
• 少见的人；稀有之物；凤毛麟角
  If you say that someone or something is arare bird, you mean that they are very unusual.
• 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得
  If you say that doing something willkill two birds with one stone, you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one.

双语例句

• There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees.
  桉树上鸟儿在吱吱喳喳地叫。
• Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
  我们食用的大多数食物对鸟类都无害。
• Birds were already singing in the garden.
  小鸟已经在花园里歌唱了。
• I worm all my birds in early spring
  早春的时候我给我所有的鸟打虫。
• Both birds had a dark blue crest.
  两种鸟都长着深蓝色的羽冠。
• The birds live mainly on nectar.
  这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
• I have kept birds for some 30 years
  我养鸟大约有30年了。
• Birds roost in [ on] the trees.
  鸟儿栖在树上。
• The birds got entangled in the nets.
  鸟儿被网缠住了。
• Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?
  他们俩是不是像你们说的是半斤八两呢？