parrot
(pærət )
Word forms: parrots , parroting , parroted
1. countable noun B1+
A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say.
Synonyms: mimic, copycat [informal], imitator, (little) echo
2. verb
If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that they are parroting it. [disapproval]
Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: repeat, echo, imitate, copy
3. as sick as a parrot phrase [verb-link PHRASE]
If you say that you feel as sick as a parrot, you feel very disappointed about something. [British, informal]
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Idioms:
learn something parrot fashion [British]
to learn something by repeating it many times, without really understanding what it means
There are no books, pens or chairs here, just a blackboard and a dirt floor where 150 dusty children sit in rows, learning their words parrot fashion.
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sick as a parrot [British]
very annoyed or disappointed about something
I can't believe Ronaldo missed the goal with that shot. He must be sick as a parrot about it.
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Translations:
Chinese: 鹦鹉, 鹦鹉学舌般地重复
Japanese: オウム, オウム返しに言う
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