whippoorwill
英 ['wɪpəwɪl]
美['hwɪpʊ,wɪl]
- n. 北美夜鹰
英英释义
- 1. American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
实用场景例句
- A whippoorwill came in and sat on the banister and sung.
- 一只夜鹰飞来,落在栏杆上叫个不停.
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中文词源
whippoorwill 三声夜鹰
拟声词，模仿这种夜鹰的凄厉的叫声。
双语例句
- 1. A whippoorwill came in and sat on the banister and sung.
- 一只夜鹰飞来,落在栏杆上叫个不停.
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英文词源
- whippoorwill (n.)
- 1709, imitative of its cry.
词态变化
复数: whippoorwills;