shrikes

/ʃraɪks/

Meanings

noun

伯劳，百劳鸟。

Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

Examples :

"While hiking, we saw shrikes that had impaled grasshoppers and lizards on the sharp thorns of a hawthorn bush. "

徒步旅行时，我们看到一些伯劳鸟把蚱蜢和蜥蜴刺穿在山楂树尖锐的刺上。

Related Words

grasshoppers noun

/ˈɡræsˌhɑːpərz/ /ˈɡræsˌhɑːpəz/

蚂蚱，蝗虫。

"The farmer worried about his crops because the field was full of grasshoppers eating the leaves. "

农民很担心他的庄稼，因为田里到处都是蚂蚱，正在吃叶子。

impaling verb

/ɪmˈpeɪlɪŋ/

刺穿，穿刺

"The chef was carefully impaling cherry tomatoes on the skewers for the appetizer. "

厨师正小心地用签子把圣女果一个个穿起来，准备做开胃菜。

hawthorn noun

/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/

山楂，山里红

"The farmer planted a hawthorn hedge along the edge of his field to keep the sheep from escaping, using its thorny branches as a natural fence. "

为了防止羊逃跑，农夫沿着田地边缘种了一排山楂树作为树篱，利用它带刺的枝条作为天然的围栏。

lizards noun

/ˈlɪzərdz/

蜥蜴，四脚蛇

"The children searched for lizards in the garden, hoping to catch one to observe. "

孩子们在花园里寻找蜥蜴，希望能捉到一只来观察。

portions noun

/ˈpoəɹʃənz/ /ˈpɔːʃənz/ /ˈpɔɹʃənz/

份额，部分。

"Each child received equal portions of the birthday cake. "

每个孩子都分到了等量的生日蛋糕份额。

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

各种各样的，多种多样的。

"The reasons are various."

原因有很多种。

uneaten adjective

/ʌnˈiːtn̩/ /ˌʌnˈiːtn̩/

没吃，未食用。

"The plate of cookies remained uneaten, suggesting no one had wanted them. "

那盘饼干还剩下没吃，说明没有人想吃。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

passerine noun

/ˈpæsəɹaɪn/

雀形目鸟类

"The robin in my backyard is a passerine, easily identified by its perching feet and melodious song. "

我家后院的知更鸟是雀形目鸟类，很容易辨认，因为它有适合栖息的爪子，而且鸣叫声非常悦耳。

impaled verb

/ɪmˈpeɪld/

刺穿，刺透

"The butterfly was accidentally impaled on a thorn while I was trying to get a closer look. "

我试图更近距离地观察蝴蝶时，它不小心被一根刺刺穿了。

catching verb

/ˈkætʃɪŋ/

抓住，捕捉。

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

在比赛最后一圈，跑步者正在追赶领先者。

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

动物, 生物。

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是一种动物，而不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。