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词汇 bunting
释义 bunting
noun
uk /ˈbʌn.tɪŋ/ us /ˈbʌn.t̬ɪŋ/

buntingnoun (CLOTH)


[ U ]
rows of brightly coloured small flags, often in the colours of a country's flag, that are hung across roads or rooms, or above a stage, as decoration for special occasions or political events: 彩旗
The room was decked with festive bunting.
Flags and red, white and blue bunting were hung along the main street.
 
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The streets were covered with flags and bunting.
He stood on a stage decked out in red, white and blue bunting.
A giant American flag and bunting graced the porch of his three-story home.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Objects & decorations connected with celebrations
Advent calendar
balloon
bauble
bonbon
bridal wear
Christmas ball
Christmas cracker
festoon
garland
glow stick
grogger
hamper
illumination
maypole
noisemaker
party popper
pennant
piñata
tinsel
wreath

buntingnoun (BIRD)


[ C ]pluralbunting or buntings
any of several types of small singing bird with a short, wide beak, and usually brownish feathers, found in Europe, Asia, and Africa:
They saw lapwings, skylarks and buntings.
 
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[ C ]pluralbunting or buntings
any of several types of small singing bird with a short, wide, pointed beak and brightly coloured feathers on the male bird, found in North and South America:
The state bird of Colorado is the lark bunting.
The water hole was luminous with birds: fire finches, golden-breasted buntings, herons.
Bird species at risk include barn owls, redshank, corn bunting and corncrake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Other wild birds
bird of paradise
blackbird
blue tit
bluebird
bluejay
goldfinch
greenfinch
honeyeater
hoopoe
hornbill
magpie
martin
mockingbird
mynah
nighthawk
sparrow
squab
starling
swift
swiftlet

buntingnoun (BASEBALL)


[ U ]
in the game of baseball, an act by the batter of hitting the ball fairly slowly and only a short distance, to put it into a position that causes difficulties for the fielders (= the players on the team whose turn it is to throw and catch the ball), and helps the batter's own team to score:
Infielders struggled with Gray's skilful bunting.
There was another round of bullpens and pitchers' fielding practice and hitting and bunting.
The Japanese play "small ball", a style emphasizing bunting, stealing, sacrifice hitting, and team harmony.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Baseball & rounders
1-2-3 inning
ahead
alley
around the hornidiom
at bat
bomb
curve
hit the ball out of the parkidiom
hitting coach
home plate
home stand
horsehide
hot corner
sac
spitter
split-fingered fastball
splitter
squeeze play
starting pitcher
swing
Examples from literature

Our national colors were to be seen everywhere, even the lighthouse on the point being draped from top to bottom in clouds of red, white and blue bunting. 
The bunting in front of the booths was pulled off, and the lines began to move. 
The city was regally adorned with flags and bunting and illumination and music everywhere. 
They made a parade showing, being six in number and gaily decorated with flags and bunting. 
Triumphal arches were erected across Broadway, houses and stores were decorated with bunting, cannons boomed, and bells rang. 
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