词汇 | kingfisher |
释义 | kingfisher noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ.ər/ us /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ.ɚ/ a small brightly coloured bird with a long pointed beak, that lives near rivers and lakes and eats fish翠鸟,鱼狗 mcech/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds which live by or on inland water bittern coot corncrake crane cygnet egret flamingo grebe heron ibis moorhen mute swan pelican pen snipe stork swan wader water bird waterfowl Examples of kingfisherkingfisher I saw a kingfisher, in all its beauty, moving about over the rivers and marshes and lakes by my home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A most eloquent plea has been made for the kingfisher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I saw the disappearance of kingfishers, dippers and water rats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely associate myself with everything that has been said about the kingfisher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to refer to another bird, the kingfisher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like the assertion that the kingfisher and swallow are regularly caged, it is not true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is only the kingfisher that will stand our climate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was during the time required to bring up a brood of kingfishers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to protect the kingfisher just as much as anyone—but to protect him up to a point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I give the kingfisher merely as a type; there are many other illustrations one could give. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fish mysteriously disappeared, although no kingfishers were found there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the kingfisher is the most beautiful bird we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Kingfishers cannot be permanently scared off, and it is impossible to protect fishponds against them by nets without quite disproportionate trouble and expense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use saying that the kingfisher is already protected in the comprehensive protection given under the £5 penalty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would it oblige the water authority to avoid damage to the banks of watercourses where kingfishers are known to make their nests, and so on? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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