cuckoo
英 [ˈkʊkuː]
美 [ˈkʊkuː]
n. 杜鹃(鸟); 布谷鸟
adj. 疯狂; 狂热
复数:cuckoos 现在分词:cuckooing 过去式:cuckooed 第三人称单数:cuckoos 过去分词:cuckooed
Collins.1 / BNC.9233 / COCA.21814
牛津词典
noun
- 杜鹃(鸟);布谷鸟
a bird with a call that sounds like its name. Cuckoos leave their eggs in the nests of other birds.
adj.
- 疯狂;狂热
crazy
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.
英英释义
noun
- any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
verb
- repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call