"buzzard" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 秃鹫
• 鸢 (欧洲常见种)

Definition

一种大型猛禽，常见于欧洲、亚洲和美洲，通常以腐肉为食。在欧洲常指一种鹰类，在美洲通常指秃鹫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英国英语中‘buzzard’指一种类似鹰的鸟，美式英语中指秃鹫。注意区分，根据地区意指不同的鸟。复数为'buzzards'。

Examples

A buzzard was flying over the field.

一只**秃鹫**在田野上飞翔。

The buzzard sat on a tree branch.

这只**秃鹫**停在树枝上。

Farmers sometimes see buzzards near their animals.

农民有时会在动物旁边看到**秃鹫**。

I spotted a couple of buzzards circling high up in the sky.

我看到有几只**秃鹫**在高空盘旋。

Don’t worry, those buzzards aren’t dangerous to people.

别担心，那些**秃鹫**对人没有危险。

Locals called the big vulture a buzzard, but the biologist said it was a turkey vulture.

当地人把那只大鸟叫做**秃鹫**，但生物学家说那是火鸡秃鹫。