| 词汇 | cuckoo |
| 释义 | cuckoo noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʊk.uː/ us /ˈkʊk.uː/pluralcuckoos a grey bird with a two-note call that sounds similar to its name. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests.杜鹃（鸟），布谷鸟 Lillian King/Moment/GettyImages 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 cuckoo adjective informaluk /ˈkʊk.uː/ us /ˈkʊk.uː/ silly or crazy愚蠢的，傻的 Stupid and silly absurd absurdity absurdly adolescent against your better judgmentidiom dopily dorky dottiness dotty dozily in his/her/their wisdomidiom in someone's infinite wisdomidiom inadvisable injudicious injudiciously uncritical uncritically undiscriminating unintelligent unperceptive Examples of cuckoocuckoo They will, indeed, become cuckoos in the nest, which will be very damaging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Still, he and his friends are cuckoos in the nest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly ornithology in the shape of emus or cuckoos is well outside my range of competence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say to the cuckoos that people do not want hardened criminals to be loose among them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Alternatively, they may prove to be cuckoos in the nest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the event, as far as this tax is concerned, it seems that he has accepted the advice of the cuckoos. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Science in this country has been dogged by two problems, both cuckoos in the nest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bishops have been rebuked recently for not knowing about the real world, and for being cuckoos, indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are cuckoos, and we do not want more cuckoos than we need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hope that the clauses in question were inserted in error and that they were cuckoos in the nest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cuckoos and corncrakes used to be common in my part of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You will not be able to leave the cuckoos in these nests, because those who were moved out have been promised their premises back after the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us consider the cuckoo's egg. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this role they feed and care for subsequent broods and repel cuckoos or predators. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Eventually, he felt that the cuckoo's song was better than his cello. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of cuckoo 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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