cuckoo
英 [ˈkʊkuː]
美 [ˈkʊkuː]
n. 杜鹃(鸟); 布谷鸟
adj. 疯狂; 狂热
复数：cuckoos 现在分词：cuckooing 过去式：cuckooed 第三人称单数：cuckoos 过去分词：cuckooed
Collins.1 / BNC.9233 / COCA.21814
牛津词典
noun
- 杜鹃（鸟）；布谷鸟
a bird with a call that sounds like its name. Cuckoos leave their eggs in the nests of other birds.
adj.
- 疯狂；狂热
crazy
柯林斯词典
- 杜鹃(鸟);布谷鸟
Acuckoois a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
英英释义
noun
- any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
verb
- repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
双语例句
- The cuckoo tries to avoid being seen in the host nest.
杜鹃会尝试躲在其托卵对象的巢中不被发现。 - I have one record of singing Lesser Cuckoo from Area A in late May many years ago.
我在多年以前的A区有记录过一笔鸣唱的小杜鹃。 - Common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
普通的能发出两个不同音节杜鹃；在其它鸟的巢中生蛋。 - Our little friends swallow, sparrow and cuckoo have some questions for you.
我们的小燕子、麻雀、杜鹃特地托我带来一些问题。要考考大家。 - She then told me that we needed a new cuckoo clock.
她就告诉我得买个新的布谷鸟钟了。 - I have recorded Lesser Cuckoo in Chi Gu several times between now and the end of the month.
这个月到现在个人已有好几次小杜鹃的记录了。 - In England the cuckoo is a herald of spring.
在英国杜鹃鸟是春天的预告。 - She said that was good, and for some reason she said we needed a new cuckoo clock.
她说还不错，但是我们应该换一个新的布谷鸟钟。 - I can tell by its sounds. It's a cuckoo.
光听声音就知道了。是杜鹃鸟。 - Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird.
啊，杜鹃，我该称你做鸟儿呢。