bird BIRD =International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (联合国)国际复兴开发银行。 n. 1.鸟,禽。 2.猎鸟〔供猎食的鸟,英国特指鹧鸪〕。 3.〔俚语〕少女,姑娘;人,家伙,东西;〔讽刺语〕非凡人物。 4.〔口语〕飞机;〔美口〕火箭,导弹。 5.羽毛球。 6.〔the bird〕 (蔑视、起哄时的)嘘嘘声;解雇。 7.〔美俚〕(代表军队的)鹰徽。 8.〔俚语〕服徒刑,刑期。 The early bird gets [catches] the worm. 捷足先得,先下手为强。 Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟都爱听自己唱,人都以为自己棒。 It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 弄脏自己窝巢的不是好鸟〔家丑不可外扬〕。 a game bird 供猎食的鸟,猎鸟。 a queer bird 怪人,奇人。 a gay bird 爽快的人。 a bonny bird 俏姑娘。 an early bird 早起者;早来的人。 an old bird 老练的人,城府很深的人;老混蛋。 my bird 可爱的孩子。 The bird is [has] flown. 对手[要捕捉的人,囚徒]逃走了。 A little bird told me. 有人告诉我了。 a bird in [the] hand [bush] 现实[不现实]的利益,已经[尚未]到手的东西,有[无]把握的事情(A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手,现得为上)。 a bird of one's own brain 自己本身的想头。 a little bird 〔口语〕私下有人 (A little bird told me that .... 听说…)。 Arabian bird = of wonder 凤凰;长生鸟;唯一无二之物,稀世之珍。 bird in one's bosom 良心;内心。 bird of ill omen 凶鸟〔乌鸦、猫头鹰等〕;报凶讯的人。 bird of Jove 鹰;鹫。 bird of Juno 孔雀。 bird of paradise 极乐鸟,凤鸟。 bird of passage 渡鸟,候鸟;漂泊不定的人。 bird of peace 鸽。 bird of prey 猛禽(鹫、鹰、枭等)。 birds of a feather 同类的人;一丘之貉(Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚)。 eat like a bird 吃得很少。 for the birds 〔常作述语〕毫无意义;荒唐可笑(Their opinions on art are for the birds. 他们对艺术的看法简直荒唐可笑)。 get a big bird get the bird 〔俚语〕 1. 被嘘嘘地奚落,被喝倒彩。 2. 被解雇。 give (sb.) the bird 〔俚语〕 1. 用嘘嘘声奚落;嘘,赶,撵。 2. 解雇。 hear a bird sing 私下听人说,得密报,密闻。 kill two birds with one stone 一举两得,一石两鸟,一箭双雕。 like a bird 毫无困难;毫不犹豫 (sing like a bird 唱得好。 work like a bird 干得麻俐)。 the birds and the bees (可对儿童解说的)有关两性关系的基本常识。 the secular bird 不死鸟,凤凰。 vi. 1.捕鸟,打鸟。 2.在野外观察识别野鸟。 -dom 〔美俚〕美女世界。,-er n. 1.捕鸟的人。 2.玩鸟的人。 3.野鸟研究家。 n. 伯德〔姓氏〕。
The answer to a scientific " who - done - it ? " has revealed a chilling fact : we used to be bird food 著名的古人猿“汤恩小孩”究竟是被什么动物所杀?日前,科学家终于找到了答案,并称人类的祖先曾经是鸟类的食物。
Grasshopper produce sound by rubbing the inside of their back legs over hard ridges on their front wings . grasshoppers are sold in local bird shops as bird food , especially for hwamei 利用后腿内侧及前翼坚硬的突脊磨擦而发出声音,本地的雀鸟店售卖草蜢作为鸟类饲料,是画眉鸟的主要食粮。
The group says livingstone has broken an agreement to allow them to feed the birds as part of a plan to eradicate them by a gradual reduction in feeding and to donate 3 , 000 pounds for the bird food 该团体说李文斯顿破坏一项允许他们喂鸟的协议,而这份协议乃是一项以逐步减少喂食方式根除?们与捐赠3 , 000英镑买鸟饲料的计画的一部份。
The bird garden at yuen po street is located next to the flower market . there are some 70 stalls selling a huge variety of birds . bird cages and bird food are also available , including both bird - grains and live grasshoppers . the area is a very interesting place for visitors 有雀仔街之称的园圃街雀鸟花园位于旺角花墟旁,设有七十个雀鸟档位,专门售卖各类雀鸟、雀笼及饲料(包括雀粟和草蜢) ,是爱雀人士及游客必游的景点。