| 词汇 | mockingbird |
| 释义 | mockingbird noun[ C ] uk /ˈmɒk.ɪŋ.bɜːd/ us /ˈmɑː.kɪŋ.bɝːd/ any of various types of North American or Australian birds that copy the sounds made by other birds嘲鸫（北美或澳大利亚的鸟类，善模仿其他鸟的叫声） Don_E/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay flycatcher goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe macaw magpie martin mynah nighthawk sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet mockingbird | American Dictionarymockingbird noun[ C ] us/ˈmɑk·ɪŋˌbɜrd/ a North American bird that copies the sounds made by other birds Examples of mockingbirdmockingbird A mockingbird borrows and embellishes the songs of other birds around him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Adult mockingbirds also have been seen drinking sap from the cuts on recently pruned trees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other birds may gather to watch as the mockingbirds harass the intruder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is also a seasonal threshold in terms of the overlap between the breeding seasons of the northern mockingbirds and their parasites. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mockingbirds usually nest several times during one breeding season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mockingbirds can drink from puddles, river and lake edges, or dew and rain droplets that amass onto plants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Both male and female mockingbirds sing, with the latter being generally quieter and less vocal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are now more northern mockingbirds living in urban habitats than non-urban environments, so they are consequently known as an urban-positive species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A recent study shows that both food availability and temperature affect the parental incubation of the eggs in northern mockingbirds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her notes are as clear as a mockingbird's and her annunciation perfect. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scrappy underwent a re-design in 2008 to better match mockingbirds and drop the railroad imagery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Less often, a full song is given, consisting of a variable warbling tune, repeated several times as in many mockingbirds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are several species of wild birds including pigeons, hawks, mockingbirds and hummingbird. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tropical mockingbirds forage on the ground or in vegetation or fly down from a perch to capture invertebrates. 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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