| 词汇 | jay |
| 释义 | jay noun[ C ] uk /dʒeɪ/ us /dʒeɪ/ a noisy, brightly coloured bird松鸦 GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay flycatcher goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe magpie martin mockingbird mynah nighthawk sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet Examples of jayjay Among the greatest enemies and destroyers of bird life are the jays, the magpies, the jackdaws and the sparrow hawks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of these birds may be sold to provide feathers for fly tying—in particular the jay and the magpie. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not feel justified in providing cheap cartridges for the destruction of wood pigeons and jays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nowadays, it is a case of writing off the parents as bad debts, because we are deteriorating into a generation of jay walkers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the rook is removed, it may be logical to remove the jay and the jackdaw as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Among them were the heron also the jays have come to live there now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I look forward to the day when a law on jay-walking is presented by a motoring organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are bad motorists, of course; and there are jay-walkers, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here again, the occasional prosecution of a jay-walker would not do any harm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The practice of driving on the road with "a sure road clearer" undoubtedly produces the jay walker as well as the jay driver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To talk about jay-walkers and pedestrians is surely to look at the matter from the wrong end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amendments would remove the jackdaw, the jay and the barn owl from part 1 of schedule 3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find it incredible that people should want to keep the jay in captivity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am getting used to the depredations of pigeons, jays and magpies in their dozens, but it does not stop at that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is so despite the fact that jay-walking can be dangerous and the depositing of litter can create a nuisance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of jay These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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