词汇 | linnet |
释义 | linnet noun[ C ] uk /ˈlɪn.ɪt/ us /ˈlɪn.ɪt/ a small brown and grey bird with a red front, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia: 朱胸朱顶雀,红雀 There were birds in cages all around, mostly linnets and canaries.四周都是装在笼子里的鸟,大多是红雀和金丝雀。 MikeLane45/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The linnet lifted its beak and uttered a few melancholy notes as she opened the cage door. Two bright goldfinches and one red-breasted linnet were just standing there. Goldfinches and linnets happened to be two of the reserve's commonest species. You can always tell the linnets by their bouncy flight. 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 linnetlinnet A large proportion of the birds owned by bird fanciers are larks and linnets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It included such birds as the hedge sparrow, song thrush, linnet, chaffinch and moorhen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, the life of a canary in a cage is far longer than the life of a linnet or a chaffinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is common for certain undesirable people to go into the country and catch wild birds—singing birds such as greenfinches, linnets and even black-caps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trees provide shelter and nesting sites for birds such as starlings, whitethroats, swifts and linnets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we return to this country we rejoice in the thrushes, linnets and larks which sing to us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He then bought some linnets and went away with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He found a barrow with wooden cages containing linnets, goldfinches, and a variety of other birds, and as buying was brisk he described exactly what took place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reserve is home to many species of wildlife such as linnet, reed bunting, snipe and grey partridge. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The linnet's pleasant song contains fast trills and twitters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Wildlife includes, lapwing, curlew, green woodpecker and linnet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It lacks the red head patch and breast shown by the linnet and the redpolls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The scrubland above supports several heathland species including skylark, meadow pipit, whitethroat, linnet, stonechat and whinchat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The vocalisations include short high "pli", and "piieh" and "tshir" calls resembling those of the linnet and the house martin respectively. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These include rare and threatened species, such as nightjar, linnet, viviparous lizard and green tiger beetle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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