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callow

/ˈkaləʊ/ /ˈkæloʊ/

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noun

雏鸟，乳臭小儿。

A callow young bird.

Examples :

"The callow peeked nervously from its nest, unsure of whether to take its first flight. "

这只雏鸟从巢里探头探脑地向外看，紧张地不知道是否该进行第一次飞行。

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noun

幼虫期, 稚嫩期

A callow or teneral phase of an insect or other arthropod, typically shortly after ecdysis, while the skin still is hardening, the colours have not yet become stable, and as a rule, before the animal is able to move effectively.

Examples :

"After emerging from its pupal case, the butterfly existed briefly as a callow, its wings soft, pale, and unable to support flight. "

从蛹壳中出来后，这只蝴蝶会短暂地处于稚嫩期，此时它的翅膀柔软、苍白，无法支撑飞行。

animal insect biology science

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noun

冲积滩，冲积平原。

An alluvial flat.

Examples :

"The fertile callow provided rich soil for the farmer's crops. "

那片肥沃的冲积平原为农民的庄稼提供了肥沃的土壤。

geography geology environment nature area

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adjective

未成熟的，雏鸟的。

Unfledged (of a young bird).

Examples :

"The callow fledgling tumbled from the nest, its wings too weak to fly. "

那只羽翼未丰的雏鸟从巢里掉了下来，翅膀太弱，还飞不起来。

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adjective

幼稚，不成熟。

(by extension) Immature, lacking in life experience.

Examples :

"Those three young men are particularly callow youths."

那三个年轻人特别幼稚，一看就是没什么人生经验的小伙子。

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adjective

稚嫩，幼嫩

Lacking color or firmness (of some kinds of insects or other arthropods, such as spiders, just after ecdysis); teneral.

Examples :

"The newly emerged butterfly clung to the branch, its wings still callow and crumpled. "

刚刚羽化的蝴蝶紧紧抓住树枝，翅膀依然稚嫩，还皱巴巴的。

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adjective

浅薄，不成熟。

Shallow or weak-willed.

Examples :

"Because he was so callow and easily swayed by peer pressure, he made a foolish decision. "

因为他太浅薄不成熟，很容易受到同伴压力的影响，所以做出了一个愚蠢的决定。

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adjective

生坯的，未烧的.

(of a brick) Unburnt.

Examples :

"The ancient structure crumbled easily because it was built with many callow bricks that never hardened properly in a kiln. "

由于这座古建筑使用了大量未经烧制的生坯砖，这些砖在窑中没有完全硬化，所以它很容易崩塌。

material building

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adjective

低洼易涝的，低洼易淹的

Of land: low-lying and liable to be submerged.

Examples :

"The farmer avoided planting crops in the callow field, knowing it often flooded after heavy rains. "

农民避开了在那块低洼易涝的田里种植庄稼，因为他知道那里经常在大雨后被淹。

environment geography

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adjective

童山的, 秃的

Examples :

"The baby bird's head was callow and pink, with no feathers yet. "

这只小鸟的头是童山的，光秃秃的粉红色，还没有长出羽毛。

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