"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。