"rookery" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 鸟类繁殖地
• 栖息地 (主要指乌鸦/海鸟/海豹等)

Definition

Rookery 指的是大量鸟类（如乌鸦、海鸟）或动物（如海豹）聚集繁殖和抚育幼崽的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于生物、自然等领域，多指乌鸦、海鸟或海豹等动物的繁殖聚集地。“rookery” 不用于普通鸟巢。偶尔也用于地名或比喻。

Examples

Many birds gather in a rookery during the spring.

许多鸟类在春天会聚集在一个**鸟类繁殖地**。

Seals return to the rookery every year to have their pups.

海豹每年都会回到**繁殖地**生育幼崽。

We saw a large rookery of herons by the river.

我们在河边看到了一个巨大的**繁殖地**，有很多苍鹭。

The noise from the penguin rookery was incredible as we approached.

我们靠近时，企鹅**繁殖地**的声音非常大。

That old building looks like a rookery for pigeons now.

那座老建筑现在看起来像鸽子的**栖息地**。

Photographers love visiting the seal rookery to capture the pups playing.

摄影师喜欢去海豹的**繁殖地**，拍摄小海豹玩耍的画面。