"loons" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 潜鸟
• 疯子（俚语）

Definition

“Loons”是一种在北美和欧亚北部常见、以叫声高亢著称的水鸟。也可以非正式地指疯子或古怪的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"Loons"作为鸟类是中性描述。作为俚语表示疯子，多为开玩笑或轻度贬义，不算冒犯，北美更常用。复数通常指多只鸟或一群怪人。

Examples

There are many loons on the lake.

湖上有很多**潜鸟**。

Loons make a strange, haunting call at night.

**潜鸟**在夜晚发出奇怪又幽远的叫声。

The children watched the loons swim by the boat.

孩子们看着**潜鸟**从船边游过。

You never know what those loons next door will do.

你永远不知道隔壁那些**疯子**会干什么。

Every summer, we listen for the loons as soon as we arrive at the cabin.

每年夏天一到小屋，我们就会听**潜鸟**的叫声。

Those two are total loons, but they make life interesting.

那两个人真是**疯子**，不过他们让生活更有趣。