| 释义 |
ˈjay-bird
A jay: in some parts of England, the Common Jay; in N. Amer., the Blue Jay.
1661Early Rec. Dedham, Mass. (1894) IV. 41 En Dani Fisher is creditor to the Towne for his sonne catching of Jaybirds. 1832J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn II. iii. 55 A scream of jay-birds heard at intervals. 1851Mayne Reid Scalp Hunters xxxii. 247, I could hear the shrill voices of the jay-birds. 1881Leicestersh. Gloss., Jay-bird, the jay. 1890L. D'Oyle Notches 81 The only signs of life were an occasional jay-bird, or an eagle. 1893Wiltsh. Gloss., Joy-bird, the Jay. 1896J. C. Harris Sister Jane 84, I hear a flutter in the chaneyberry tree and look up and see a jaybird. 1972D. Delman Sudden Death (1973) iii. 74 The corpus was naked as a jaybird. |