"starling" in Chinese (Traditional)
椋鳥
Definition
椋鳥是一種中小型的鳥,羽毛顏色深且常有金屬光澤,知名於大羣飛行及模仿聲音。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「椋鳥」主要出現在鳥類學或觀鳥的語境,也常見於城市,特點是羣飛和善於模仿聲音。
Examples
A starling landed on the fence.
一隻**椋鳥**停在圍欄上。
The starling has shiny black feathers.
**椋鳥**有亮黑色的羽毛。
I saw a flock of starlings in the park.
我在公園看到一羣**椋鳥**。
Starlings can copy car alarms and other sounds.
**椋鳥**會模仿汽車警報和其他聲音。
At sunset, thousands of starlings fill the sky in amazing shapes.
黃昏時,成千上萬隻**椋鳥**在天空中排出壯觀的圖案。
People sometimes consider the starling a pest because it eats crops.
有人認為**椋鳥**是害鳥,因為牠會喫農作物。