| 词汇 | cormorant |
| 释义 | cormorant noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɔː.mər.ənt/ us /ˈkɔːr.mɚ.ənt/ a large, black sea bird with a long neck and body鸬鹚 GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds found by or on the sea Adélie penguin albatross booby curlew emperor penguin gannet gentoo penguin guillemot gull Humboldt penguin kittiwake oystercatcher penguin petrel plover rockhopper penguin seagull shag skimmer skua At that moment the cormorants were coming down the glittering lake to their roost. Jungle fowl were abundant and pigeons exceedingly so, but we saw no ducks along the river and only two cormorants. Sea-mews and cormorants flew about him restlessly, as if anxious to warn him of his danger. The cormorants are the best divers, so the pelicans arrange themselves in a large circle at some great distance from the land, and flap their great wings on the surface of the water, while the cormorants dive beneath. To-day, by the way, as I rode along the beach I saw seals, cormorants, gulls and ducks, all astonishingly tame. Examples of cormorantcormorant The situation in cormorants actually makes the establishment of symmetrical competition more difficult. Our objectives were to examine both intra- and interspecific density-dependent effects on worm sizes among the 3 helminth species found in cormorants. The parasite attains maturity in piscivorous birds such as cormorants and pelicans. Far from being greedy cormorants exploiting the tenants on their extensive estates, the upper clergy worked with the grain of local opinion, especially among the landed elite. Would it not be desirable to consider other measures to bring a permanent cross-border reduction in cormorant numbers? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In the area, at least 20 cormorants have managed to survive, even though the water is not transparent at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But nature tends—as the cormorants and other birds are—to be far more robust and better at looking after itself than many people suggest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another example of the absurd bureaucracy with which we are involved is the protection of cormorants and other such birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The directive does not permit the removal of protection for cormorants, mergansers and other piscivorous birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am also aware of the large rise in the cormorant population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only possible case for limiting the number of cormorants is if they do that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason for doing anything about cormorants is what they do to the fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The research will cover cormorant predation in both still water and rivers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not aware of any successful method of deterring cormorants in such circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cycle of the cormorant, like every other bird cycle, is quite lengthy. 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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