"sheldrakes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鴨鴨 (鵝頭鴨，斑頭雁屬)

Definition

鴨鴨是一種體型較大、色彩鮮明的水鳥，和鴨、鵝有親緣關係，主要分佈在歐洲和亞洲。「鴨鴨」常指Tadorna屬的幾個物種。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於觀鳥、科學與自然環境相關話題。一般對外行人較不常見，有時會用學名。很少在人際對話提及。

Examples

The park is home to many sheldrakes.

這個公園裡有很多**鴨鴨**。

Sheldrakes live near rivers and lakes.

**鴨鴨**生活在河流和湖泊附近。

We saw a group of sheldrakes on our trip.

我們旅行時看到了一羣**鴨鴨**。

Those colorful birds by the water are actually sheldrakes.

那些在水邊的彩色鳥其實是**鴨鴨**。

Did you know that sheldrakes often nest in burrows, not trees?

你知道**鴨鴨**通常在洞裡，而不是樹上築巢嗎？

It was exciting to spot some rare sheldrakes during our hike yesterday.

昨天健行時能看到幾隻稀有的**鴨鴨**真令人興奮。