"shrike" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 伯勞

Definition

伯勞是一種中等體型的鳴禽，以其鉤狀嘴和將捕獵到的昆蟲或小動物刺在帶刺植物或鐵絲網上的習性而聞名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“伯勞”專指伯勞科鳥類，多用於生物學、賞鳥等領域，日常用語較少出現。

Examples

The shrike is a bird with a sharp, hooked beak.

**伯勞**是一種嘴巴帶鉤的鳥。

A shrike often catches insects or mice for food.

**伯勞**常捕捉昆蟲或老鼠來喫。

You can find a shrike in open fields or forests.

你可以在開放原野或森林裡找到**伯勞**。

The shrike is sometimes called 'butcher bird' because of how it stores its prey.

**伯勞**有時被稱為「屠夫鳥」，因為牠儲存獵物的方式。

Have you ever seen a shrike impale an insect on a thorn?

你看過**伯勞**把昆蟲刺在荊棘上嗎？

Birdwatchers get excited when they spot a rare shrike during migration season.

賞鳥人在遷徙季看到稀有的**伯勞**時會很激動。