bird

noun

1. 鸟；禽
   a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. Most birds can fly.
   1. a bird's nest with two eggs in it
      内有两只鸟蛋的鸟窝
   2. a species of bird
      一种鸟
   3. The area has a wealth of bird life.
      这个地区栖息着大量的鸟。
2. 姑娘；妞
   a way of referring to a young woman
3. 某类人；（尤指）古怪的人，不寻常的人
   a person of a particular type, especially sb who is strange or unusual in some way
   1. a wise old bird
      处世老练的人
   2. She is that rare bird: a politician with a social conscience.
      她是这么一种少见的人：有社会良知的政治家。

1. 鸟；禽
   A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
2. 小妞儿（可能具冒犯意味）
   Some men refer to young women as birds. This use could cause offence.
3. See also: early bird game bird
4. （尤指对孩子讲的）性知识
   Some people refer to the birds and the bees when they are talking about sex, especially to children.
5. PHRASE 坐牢；蹲班房
   Someone who is doing bird is in prison.
   1. They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.
      他们警告他下次他可能就要进监狱了。
6. 志趣相投的人；一路人
   If you refer to two people as birds of a feather, you mean that they have the same interests or are very similar.
7. 给…喝倒彩；嘘…
   If an audience gives someone the bird, they shout loudly in order to show their disappointment or disapproval.
8. （表示侮辱）被竖中指/冲…竖中指
   If you get the bird or if someone gives you the bird, they make a rude gesture with their middle finger at you.
9. 到手之物
   A bird in the hand is something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else.
10. 消息灵通的人；某人
    If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was.
11. PHRASE （用于对人进行描述）…的人
    Some people use the phrase old bird to refer to someone and say what they are like.
    1. As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right...
       和往常一样，惠勒——一个非常聪明的人——又做对了。
    2. She was such a decent old bird.
       她是一个如此端庄的女人。
12. 少见的人；稀有之物；凤毛麟角
    If you say that someone or something is a rare bird, you mean that they are very unusual.
13. 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得
    If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone, you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one.

1. You can take part in activities from canoeing to bird watching.
   你可以参与从划独木舟到观鸟等各种活动。
2. They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.
   他们警告他下次他可能就要进监狱了。
3. As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right
   和往常一样，惠勒——一个非常聪明的人——又做对了。
4. She was such a decent old bird.
   她是一个如此端庄的女人。
5. The bird has no distinguishing features.
   这只鸟没有明显的特征。
6. The bird flapped its wings furiously
   鸟儿使劲地扑打着翅膀。
7. He was one of the first people to use high speed flash in bird photography.
   他是最先使用高速闪光灯拍摄鸟类的人之一。
8. The bird flew away.
   鸟儿飞走了。
9. Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next
   不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。
10. A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic.
    一只鸟被关进了笼子，到现在它都十分狂躁。
11. One of the glories of the island has always been its bird population.
    鸟儿的数量一直是该岛的一大骄傲。
12. Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus
    研究人员观察到一只鸟把一只啮齿动物钉在一棵仙人掌上。
13. Our school had a mascot known as Freddy Bird.
    我们学校有一个名叫“弗雷迪小鸟”的吉祥物。
14. The bird stopped and hovered in mid-air.
    鸟儿停了下来，在半空中盘旋。
15. She fluttered around me like a mother bird at her nestlings.
    她在我周围忙来忙去，像鸟妈妈对鸟宝宝一样。
16. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
    他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。
17. Shoo, bird, shoo.
    嘘！小鸟，嘘！
18. The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail
    小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里，不弯一下尾巴的话，都转不过身来。
19. Mr Bird remained unmoved by the corruption allegations
    伯德先生对贪污指控一直无动于衷。
20. The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary
    鸟的主人说这只鸟可能是从鸟舍一处不结实的地方逃走的。
21. If you were a bird, you could fly.
    假使你是只鸟，你便会飞了。
22. The bird drooped his wings.
    小鸟垂下了翅膀。
23. The bird fluttered its wings in the cage.
    那只鸟在笼子里扇翅膀。
24. The wounded bird fluttered to the ground.
    那只受伤的鸟扑着翅膀落到地上。
25. The bird flapped slowly off.
    那只鸟拍着翅膀慢慢地飞走了。
26. The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.
    这只鸟迅速拍动双翅，继续飞行。
27. A bird skimmed over the stream.
    鸟儿掠过溪流。
28. This bird employs its beak as a weapon.
    这种鸟用嘴作武器。
29. I bought a bag of bird feed.
    我买了一袋鸟食。
30. From the hill we can take a bird's-eye view of the city.
    从山上我们可以鸟瞰全城。

n.

be (strictly) for the birds

• 不重要；不实际
  to not be important or practical

the bird has flown

• 要抓的人逃掉了
  the wanted person has escaped

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林（满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好）
  it is better to keep sth that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more

the birds and the bees

• （尤指跟儿童讲的）性的基本知识
  the basic facts about sex, especially as told to children

a bird's-eye view (of sth)

• 鸟瞰；俯视
  a view of sth from a high position looking down

birds of a feather (flock together)

• 同类的人（聚在一起）；物以类聚
  people of the same sort (are found together)

give sb/get the bird

• （被）喝倒彩
  to shout at sb as a sign of disapproval; to be shouted at
• 向某人竖起中指（表示侮辱）；受到竖中指的侮辱
  to make a rude sign at sb with your middle finger; to have this sign made at you

the early bird catches the worm

• 捷足先登；捷足先得
  the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them

kill two birds with one stone

• 一石二鸟；一箭双雕；一举两得
  to achieve two things at the same time with one action

a little bird told me

• （不想说出是谁告诉的）有人告诉我的，不告诉你我是怎么知道的
  used to say that sb told you sth but you do not want to say who it was

noun

1. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

2. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

   Synonym:    shuttlecockbirdieshuttle

3. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

   Synonym:    boohootBronx cheerhissraspberryrazzingrazzsnort

4. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

   Synonym:    fowl

5. informal terms for a (young) woman

   Synonym:    damedollwenchskirtchick

verb

1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat

   Synonym:    birdwatch