oystercatcher

/ˈɔɪstə.ˌkætʃə/

Meanings

noun

蛎鹬，海蛎鹬。

Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

Examples :

"While walking along the beach, we saw an oystercatcher using its long orange bill to pry open a clam. "

在海滩散步时，我们看到一只蛎鹬用它长长的橙色喙撬开一个蛤蜊。

Related Words

wading verb

/ˈweɪdɪŋ/

跋涉，涉水。

"The children were wading in the shallow stream, trying to catch tadpoles. "

孩子们正在浅溪里涉水，试图捉蝌蚪。

genus noun

/ˈdʒiːnəs/

属，属类

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

所有的玉兰花都属于玉兰属 (Magnolia)。

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

coastal adjective

/ˈkəʊstəl/ /ˈkoʊstəl/

沿海的，近海的

"The coastal town was very popular with tourists. "

这个沿海小镇非常受游客欢迎。

shellfish noun

/ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/

贝类，有壳水生动物

"My family enjoyed the delicious shellfish at the seafood restaurant. "

我们一家人在海鲜餐厅享用了美味的贝类海鲜。

along adverb

/əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔŋ/

一起，一同。

"John played the piano and everyone sang along."

约翰弹着钢琴，大家都跟着一起唱了起来。

beach noun

/biːt͡ʃ/ /bit͡ʃ/

海滩，沙滩

"We went to the beach on Saturday to relax. "

星期六我们去了海滩放松。

birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

鸟，禽类。

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

鸭子和麻雀都是鸟，属于禽类。

orange noun

/ˈɔɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹɨn(d)ʒ/ /ˈɑɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/

橘子树，橙子树

"My grandpa's orange tree in his backyard produces delicious fruit. "

我爷爷后院的橙子树结的果实特别好吃。

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

walking verb

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/

走路，步行。

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

每天快步走一个小时有助于保持健康。

black noun

/blak/

黑色，玄色

"The black of the night sky is caused by the absence of reflected light. "

夜空的黑色是由于缺乏反射光造成的。