"cuckoo" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 布谷鸟

Definition

“布谷鸟”是一种以叫声著名、会把蛋下在其他鸟巢中的鸟。有时也用来形容有点古怪或疯癫的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“cuckoo”多数指布谷鸟，英国口语中还可以用来形容人傻乎乎或怪异（如"He's gone cuckoo!"）。常见短语有“cuckoo clock”。不要与单词“cocoa”（可可饮料）或“cuckold”（意思完全不同）混淆。

Examples

A cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.

**布谷鸟**会把蛋下在别的鸟巢里。

The cuckoo sings a loud call in the spring.

**布谷鸟**在春天鸣叫声音很大。

We have a cuckoo clock at home.

我们家有一个**布谷鸟**钟。

Don't mind him, he's a bit cuckoo sometimes.

别理他，他有时候挺**怪**的。

I woke up to the sound of a cuckoo outside my window.

我被窗外的**布谷鸟**叫声吵醒了。

Everyone thought his idea was a little cuckoo, but it actually worked.

大家都觉得他的想法有点**疯**，但最后还真成功了。