"buzzard" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 禿鷲
• 鳶 (歐洲常見種)

Definition

一種大型猛禽，常見於歐洲、亞洲和美洲，通常食腐。在歐洲常指一種鷹類，在美洲通常指禿鷲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英國英語中“buzzard”是指一種像鷹的猛禽，在美國則通常指禿鷲。請根據語境辨別。複數形式為“buzzards”。

Examples

A buzzard was flying over the field.

一隻**禿鷲**在田野上飛翔。

The buzzard sat on a tree branch.

這隻**禿鷲**停在樹枝上。

Farmers sometimes see buzzards near their animals.

農民有時會在動物附近看到**禿鷲**。

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

我看到幾隻**禿鷲**在高空盤旋。

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

別擔心，那些**禿鷲**對人沒有危險。

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

當地人把那隻大鳥叫做**禿鷲**，但生物學家說那是火雞禿鷲。