| 词汇 | osprey |
| 释义 | osprey noun[ C ] uk /ˈɒs.preɪ/ us /ˈɑː.spri/ a large bird of prey that eats fish鹗，鱼鹰 Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/ Moment/GettyImages Birds of prey bald eagle barn owl buzzard condor eagle golden eagle goshawk hawk hawkishly hen harrier kite mopoke owl owlet peregrine falcon raptor snowy owl sparrowhawk tawny owl vulture Examples of ospreyosprey We often know nothing beyond the fact that the terms black-cap, bullfinch, bushtit, cardinal, crossbill, grosbeak, osprey, and waxwing denote kinds of birds. The classic example is the osprey, which was almost wiped out by vanity and prestige. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be deplorable if, for instance, the attempt to protect the osprey were to be destroyed by the amendment of the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In about 20 years' time in this country there may be 400 pairs of osprey. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ospreys objected to the kites and saw them off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The islands support the lesser-crested tern, ospreys and many other birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As you can see, there is a photograph of an osprey on the cover. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It was only legislation, and the very strong penalties imposed by it, which prevented the osprey being wiped out altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, 26,000 visitors saw the ospreys in a period of about two months last year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ospreys have been driven off their nests by people who come to look at them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we would have our employees landed with the same penalty as someone who takes osprey eggs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result has been a complete revival of wildlife—deer, foxes, badgers, eagles, osprey and red squirrels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Twenty-four thousand people went out last summer to get a glimpse of the osprey breeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend behind me said that on a matter like the ospreys, offenders might be sent to prison. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the second case there were about 400 bundles of osprey feathers, the value of which was about £1,555. 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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