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jay

/dʒeɪ/

Meanings

noun

松鸦,鹣。

Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.

Examples :

我们后院的蓝松鸦特别喜欢从喂鸟器里偷花生吃。
noun

乡巴佬,土包子

Examples :

以前,说别人是“jay”,意思是指他们有点天真或不谙世事,就像我们现在用“乱穿马路”来形容那些不看路就乱穿马路的土包子一样。