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单词 birdlime
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bird•lime  (bûrdlīm′),USA pronunciation n., v., -limed, -lim•ing. 
n. 
  1. a sticky material prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it.

v.t. 
  1. to smear with birdlime.
  2. to catch or capture, as with birdlime:to be birdlimed by flattery.
  • late Middle English brydelyme. See bird, lime1 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
birdlime /ˈbɜːdˌlaɪm/ n
  1. a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
vb
  1. (transitive) to smear (twigs) with birdlime to catch (small birds)
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