cuckoos

英 [ˈkʊkuːz]

美 [ˈkukuz]

n.  杜鹃(鸟); 布谷鸟
cuckoo的复数

柯林斯词典

• 杜鹃(鸟);布谷鸟
  Acuckoois a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.

双语例句

• From the recesses of this knot of foliage the loud notes of three cuckoos were resounding through the still air.
  在这一簇一簇树叶的幽深处，三只杜鹃的啼叫声透过静止的空气在回响着。
• Yet the US economy is roughly six times as large as the UK's. The UK's cuckoos are too big.
  然而美国经济的规模是英国大约6倍。英国的坏账过于庞大。
• Presumed non-hepatic morph adult Lesser Cuckoos have shown this same contrast, between a very dark rump ( which does not contrast with the tail) and a paler upper back.
  假设非赤色型的小杜鹃也会出现这样的对比：暗色的腰部（与尾羽不形成对比）和比较淡色的上背部。
• They have tested the idea that cuckoos mimic hawks& or, at least, that warblers think cuckoos look hawklike.
  他们已测试了这种观点，杜鹃模仿老鹰&或者，至少鸣禽认为杜鹃看起来像老鹰。
• Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs ing the nests of other birds.
  布谷鸟以在其他鸟的巢里下蛋而闻名。
• Sometimes the mother bird starves her own offspring because of the cuckoos incessant de-mands.
  有时候，母鸟把自己的孩子活活饿死了，就因为布谷鸟不断地要吃的。
• In previous years, I have seen Lesser Cuckoos in Chi Gu in mid May.
  过去几年的五月中旬，个人常在七股记录到小杜鹃，有几次还在鸣唱。
• I have read that the amount of yellow on the lower mandible might be useful for cuckoos, but don't know how.
  我读过文章说下嘴的黄色部位比例也许对判断杜鹃科种类有用，但是我不清楚如何运用。
• And what cuckoos say, you know.
  杜鹃怎么叫，你知讲。
• Baby cuckoos oust other baby birds from their nests.
  布谷鸟的雏鸟把其他鸟的雏鸟逐出巢外。小鸟离开其巢去觅食。