英语词汇“bird”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bird n.

any warm-blooded, egg-laying animal having feathers:[countable]watched the birds soaring overhead.
Slang Terms[countable]a person, esp. one having some special or unusual feature: a strange bird.
Aeronautics, Informal Terms Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile:[countable]We're tracking the birds on radar at about five miles out and approaching fast.
British Terms Chiefly Brit. Slang. a girl or young woman:[countable]a really smashing pair of birds.

Idioms

Idioms bird in the hand, [countable] a thing that is actually possessed, as opposed to a thing that one wishes one had: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Also, bird in hand.

Idioms birds of a feather, [plural] people with similar attitudes, interests, or experience:Birds of a feather flock together (= People with the same interests often stay together).

Idioms eat like a bird, to eat just a little.

Idioms, Slang Terms for the birds, [be + ~].[Informal.]worthless;
silly:I think that plan is for the birds; don't even suggest it to the boss.

Idioms kill two birds with one stone, to achieve two purposes with a single effort: She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip.

bird n.

Birdsany warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
a fowl or game bird.
Sport
- See clay pigeon.
- a shuttlecock.
Slang Termsa person, esp. one having some peculiarity:He's a queer bird.
Aeronautics, Informal Terms[Informal.]an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile.
Food[Cookery.]a thin piece of meat, poultry, or fish rolled around a stuffing and braised:veal birds.
Dialect Terms[Southern U.S.](in hunting) a bobwhite.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Slang.]a girl or young woman.
[Archaic.]the young of any fowl.
Informal Terms, Idioms a little bird, a secret source of information:A little bird told me that today is your birthday.
Idioms bird in the hand, a thing possessed in fact as opposed to a thing about which one speculates:A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Also, bird in hand.
Idioms birds of a feather, people with interests, opinions, or backgrounds in common:Birds of a feather flock together.
Idioms eat like a bird, to eat sparingly:She couldn't understand why she failed to lose weight when she was, as she said, eating like a bird.
Slang Terms for the birds, useless or worthless;
not to be taken seriously:Their opinions on art are for the birds. That pep rally is for the birds.
Idioms kill two birds with one stone, to achieve two aims with a single effort:She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip.
Slang Terms the bird:
- disapproval, as of a performance, by hissing, booing, etc.:He got the bird when he came out on stage.
- scoffing or ridicule:He was trying to be serious, but we all gave him the bird.
- an obscene gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger.
Slang Terms the birds and the bees, basic information about sex and reproduction:It was time to talk to the boy about the birds and the bees.

v.i.

to catch or shoot birds.
to bird-watch.

Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d) young bird, chick bef. 900

bird′less, adj.

Bird n.

Biographical Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player.

bird /bɜːd/ n

any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird
informal a person (usually preceded by a qualifying adjective, as in the phrases rare bird, odd bird, clever bird)
slang chiefly Brit a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend
slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird; shortened from birdlime, rhyming slang for time)
a bird in the hand ⇒ something definite or certain
birds of a feather ⇒ people with the same characteristics, ideas, interests, etc
get the bird ⇒ informal to be fired or dismissed
(esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided
kill two birds with one stone ⇒ to accomplish two things with one action
for the birds, strictly for the birds ⇒ informal deserving of disdain or contempt; not important

Etymology: Old English bridd, of unknown origin

Bird /bɜːd/ n

单词	bird
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 bird /bɜrd/USA pronunciation n. any warm-blooded, egg-laying animal having feathers:[countable]watched the birds soaring overhead. Slang Terms[countable]a person, esp. one having some special or unusual feature: a strange bird. Aeronautics, Informal Terms Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile:[countable]We're tracking the birds on radar at about five miles out and approaching fast. British Terms Chiefly Brit. Slang. a girl or young woman:[countable]a really smashing pair of birds. Idioms Idioms bird in the hand, [countable] a thing that is actually possessed, as opposed to a thing that one wishes one had: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Also, bird in hand. Idioms birds of a feather, [plural] people with similar attitudes, interests, or experience:Birds of a feather flock together (= People with the same interests often stay together). Idioms eat like a bird, to eat just a little. Idioms, Slang Terms for the birds, [be + ~].[Informal.]worthless; silly:I think that plan is for the birds; don't even suggest it to the boss. Idioms kill two birds with one stone, to achieve two purposes with a single effort: She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 bird (bûrd),USA pronunciation n. Birdsany warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg. a fowl or game bird. Sport See clay pigeon. a shuttlecock. Slang Termsa person, esp. one having some peculiarity:He's a queer bird. Aeronautics, Informal Terms[Informal.]an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile. Food[Cookery.]a thin piece of meat, poultry, or fish rolled around a stuffing and braised:veal birds. Dialect Terms[Southern U.S.](in hunting) a bobwhite. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Slang.]a girl or young woman. [Archaic.]the young of any fowl. Informal Terms, Idioms a little bird, a secret source of information:A little bird told me that today is your birthday. Idioms bird in the hand, a thing possessed in fact as opposed to a thing about which one speculates:A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Also, bird in hand. Idioms birds of a feather, people with interests, opinions, or backgrounds in common:Birds of a feather flock together. Idioms eat like a bird, to eat sparingly:She couldn't understand why she failed to lose weight when she was, as she said, eating like a bird. Slang Terms for the birds, useless or worthless; not to be taken seriously:Their opinions on art are for the birds. That pep rally is for the birds. Idioms kill two birds with one stone, to achieve two aims with a single effort:She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. Slang Terms the bird: disapproval, as of a performance, by hissing, booing, etc.:He got the bird when he came out on stage. scoffing or ridicule:He was trying to be serious, but we all gave him the bird. an obscene gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger. Slang Terms the birds and the bees, basic information about sex and reproduction:It was time to talk to the boy about the birds and the bees. v.i. to catch or shoot birds. to bird-watch. Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d) young bird, chick bef. 900 bird′less, adj. Bird (bûrd),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bird /bɜːd/ n any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird informal a person (usually preceded by a qualifying adjective, as in the phrases rare bird, odd bird, clever bird) slang chiefly Brit a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird; shortened from birdlime, rhyming slang for time) a bird in the hand ⇒ something definite or certain birds of a feather ⇒ people with the same characteristics, ideas, interests, etc get the bird ⇒ informal to be fired or dismissed (esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided kill two birds with one stone ⇒ to accomplish two things with one action for the birds, strictly for the birds ⇒ informal deserving of disdain or contempt; not important Etymology: Old English bridd, of unknown origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Bird /bɜːd/ n
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