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birdwatcher (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər] | 賞鳥愛好者noun 賞鳥者noun |
birdwatching (observing wild birds) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər.ɪŋ] | 觀鳥noun 观鸟 /guānniǎo/noun 賞鳥noun 赏鸟 /shǎngniǎo/noun |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | is worth ten in the forest)phrase 一鳥在手勝於十鳥在林phrase 一鸟在手胜于十鸟在林 /yī niǎo zài shǒu shèngyú shí niǎo zài lín/phrase |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | 私下听说phrase |
blackbird [blackbirds] (bird of the family Icteridae) noun [UK: ˈblæk.bɜːd] [US: ˈblæk.bərd] | 黑鸝noun 黑鹂 /hēilí/noun |
blackbird [blackbirds] (Turdus merula: blackbird) noun [UK: ˈblæk.bɜːd] [US: ˈblæk.bərd] | 乌鸫 /wūdōng/noun 山鳥noun 山鸟 /shānniǎo/noun 烏鶇noun |
bluebird [bluebirds] (bird of Sialia) noun [UK: ˈbluː.bɜːd] [US: ˈbluː.ˌbərd] | 藍知更鳥noun |
butcherbird [butcherbirds] (fiscal shrike) noun [UK: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd] [US: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd] | 领伯劳noun |
early bird (one who wakes early) noun [UK: ˈɜː.li bɜːd] [US: ˈɝː.li ˈbɝːd] | 早起者 /zǎoqǐ zhě/noun 早鳥noun 早鸟 /zǎoniǎo/noun |
eat like a bird (to eat small amounts) verb | 吃得少verb |
edible bird's nest (nest of certain species of swiftlet) noun | 燕窝 /yànwō/noun 燕窩noun |
elephant bird (extinct flightless bird) noun | 隆鳥noun 隆鸟 /lóngniǎo/noun |
flip the bird (to make a rude or obscene gesture, particularly with the middle finger) verb | 豎中指verb |
frigatebird (bird of the family Fregatidae) noun [UK: ˈfrɪ.ɡɪt.bɜːd] [US: ˈfrɪ.ɡɪt.bɜːd] | |
hummingbird [hummingbirds] (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) noun [UK: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.ˌbərd] | 蜂鳥noun 蜂鸟 /fēngniǎo/noun |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | 一石二鳥verb |