| 词汇 | scarecrow |
| 释义 | scarecrow noun[ C ] uk /ˈskeə.krəʊ/ us /ˈsker.kroʊ/ a model of a person dressed in old clothes and put in a field of growing crops to frighten birds away（竖在田里吓鸟的）稻草人 Siede Preis/Photodisc/GettyImages Farm vehicles & equipment all-terrain vehicle ATV binder Caterpillar tractor combine goad harrow harvester milker milking machine planter plough ploughshare reaper seeder sifter sorter spreader tractor yoke scarecrow | American Dictionaryscarecrow noun[ C ] us/ˈskeərˌkroʊ/ an object that looks like a person dressed in old, torn clothes and that stands in a garden or field to frighten birds away Examples of scarecrowscarecrow As can be seen, only scarecrow appeared in both dialects. Note that these are often pejorative and probably rarely used with preschool children (except possibly scarecrow). The first question to be asked is what is the difference between the scarecrow of 1553 and the one of 1592? Let us end with scarecrow itself. It is tenuous enough to derive a scarecrow from this definition, without trying to work out which category of scarecrow the speaker, 'farmer', might be referring to. I recently quoted the case of kids being used as scarecrows to chase away starlings from a rich farmer's cherry orchard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There again he had his scarecrow for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A range of non-lethal scaring methods including human presence, netting and scarecrows have been previously employed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a patch here and a patch there on the clothes covering the scarecrow, but the scarecrow is still there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is a magnet and the second is a scarecrow, except that it frightens away the birds that we want to keep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything as simple as a scarecrow in a field is an example of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wind blew harder and harder but the scarecrow just held the overcoat to its side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sun came out through the clouds and shone warmly, and the scarecrow took off his overcoat and put it on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they cannot produce a scare, they will produce a scarecrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A scarecrow may stand so long that birds will build their nests from the scarecrow, and drivers of motor cars are becoming indifferent to notices at the entrances to villages. 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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