| 词汇 | bird-of-passage |
| 释义 | bird of passage noun[ C ] uk /ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/ us /ˌbɝːd əv ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/pluralbirds of passage UK a bird that migrates (= moves from one area to another when the season changes)候鸟 a person who stays for only a short period of time in one place, job, etc.: 漂泊不定的人;过客 At present the organization has to rely on young, inexperienced graduates who are usually birds of passage.目前该机构不得不依赖没有经验的年轻毕业生，可这些人通常会跳槽。 Birds - general words avian bird bird of prey birdie birdlike covey dicky bird feathered feathered friendidiom fledgling flighted flightless fowl nestling outfly seabird songbird waterfowl You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Travellers & visitors Examples of bird of passagebird of passage Profit is a birdofpassage always on the wing as opposed to interest, which is permanent, inexorable and heartless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That does not mean that someone is a birdofpassage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he a birdofpassage or is he a permanent resident? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, everyone of us is only a birdofpassage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may in the course of our discussions discover that this creature is really a birdofpassage and not a resident. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That gives the go-by to the birdofpassage, no matter how many constituencies he has travelled through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that in theory a class teacher is only supposed to be a birdofpassage—that it is a means whereby he shall become some day a head teacher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Against that, you have the man who is a birdofpassage and who may have moved through three or four constituencies in the course of the last two months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are birds of passage. In that connection, we should remember that we are but birds of passage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, we would be mere birds of passage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are necessarily birds of passage, moving from one part of the world into government and out again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wish to protect not only the breeding birds but also the birds of passage, who only use this country as a resting-place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are gorgeous birds of passage now; they will become birds of paradise one day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Parents also look for a reasonably stable staff, for how can children properly be cared for if the staff are only birds of passage? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of bird of passage 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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