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bird of night

英 [bɜːd ɒv naɪt]

美 [bɜːrd əv naɪt]

枭,猫头鹰

英英释义

noun

  • nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
      Synonym:owlbird of Minervahooter

    双语例句

    • It came to me like the bird of the evening that hurriedly flies across the lampless room from the one open window to the other, and disappears in the night.
      它向我飞来,像夜中的小鸟急遽地穿过无灯的屋子的两边洞开的窗户,又在黑夜中消失了。
    • What you must do instead is to slip the new bird into the chicken coop in the middle of the night while the others are asleep.
      你必须在三更半夜,趁别的鸡睡觉时,把新来的鸡偷偷放入鸡笼中。