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parrot

parrot

[英] [ˈpærət] [美] [ˈperət] 生词本

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词:Parrot  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 鹦鹉 A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say. 
2. VERB 机械地模仿;鹦鹉学舌般地重复 If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that they are parroting it. 
  • Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.

    一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。

3. PHRASE 非常失望;失望至极 If you say that you feel as sick as a parrot, you feel very disappointed about something. 
Noun

1. usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

2. a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

Verb

1. repeat mindlessly;

  • "The students parroted the teacher's words"
1. A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
鹦鹉能学人的声音。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. A parrot can sometimes make you embarrassed.
鹦鹉有时候会让人很尴尬。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He keeps a parrot in a birdcage in his living room.
他在客厅的鸟笼里养了一只鹦鹉。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He talks like a parrot and just repeat what he heard.
他只是鹦鹉学舌,拾人牙慧罢了!

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. It is not a writer's job to play the parrot.
作家绝不可鹦鹉学舌。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. John is really jealous of my new house—he's as sick as a parrot.
约翰非常嫉妒我有了一栋新房子,他是个十足的妒忌鬼。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. Mary is as sick as a parrot about losing her watch.
玛丽丢了表之后非常不高兴。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.
鹦鹉的一身华丽羽毛使人们很爱它。

来自《简明英汉词典》