英语词汇“sparrow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	sparrow
释义	Trends of sparrow View usage for: sparrow (spæroʊ) Word forms: plural sparrows countable noun A sparrow is a small brown bird that is very common in Britain. sparrow in British English (ˈspærəʊ) noun 1. any weaverbird of the genus Passer and related genera, esp the house sparrow, having a brown or grey plumage and feeding on seeds or insects 2. US and Canadian any of various North American finches, such as the chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina), that have a dullish streaked plumage ▶ Related adjective: See also hedge sparrow, song sparrow, tree sparrow, passerine Derived forms sparrow-like (ˈsparrow-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English spearwa; related to Old Norse spörr, Old High German sparo sparrow in American English (ˈspæroʊ) noun 1. any of a family (Passeridae) of Old World passerine birds, including the English sparrow 2. any of various New World passerine birds (family Emberizidae), including the song sparrow and white-throated sparrow 3. any of several other similar birds, as the hedge or Java sparrows Word origin ME sparwe < OE spearwa, akin to MHG sparwe < IE base sper-, bird name, esp. for sparrow > Gr sporgilos, sparrow, psar, starling Image of sparrow © Narupon Nimpaiboon, Shutterstock Examples of 'sparrow' in a sentence sparrow The little sparrows have the answer to that. Times, Sunday Times (2014) To lose it would be like losing house sparrows or hedgehogs from gardens. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Others include the tree sparrow and grey partridge. The Sun (2010) Because of the huge mess left each day by sparrows and starlings. Christianity Today (2000) They used to be as common as sparrows. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The fertilised females go off on their own looking for hedge sparrow or reed warbler nests. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is how the decline in house sparrows was first noticed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But in other ways the tree sparrow is very different from its urban relative. Times, Sunday Times (2015) More hedge sparrows are also singing though the mornings are frosty. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Hedge sparrows have also become very busy. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The problem for house sparrows may also be linked to a shortage of insects during the summer months. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Thousands of householders are being urged to redesign their gardens to halt the rapid decline of sparrows and starlings. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The little sparrows who attend French schools seem to have the right idea. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They're no longer common as sparrows. Times, Sunday Times (2012) On behalf of the little sparrows, the teachers are refusing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) So maybe it wasn't a tree sparrow. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We wanted swifts, but are pleased nonetheless to have finished up with sparrows and starlings. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The common sparrow is now a rare sight in Glasgow. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Luckily it is a male, which is fairly easily distinguished from our house sparrows. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Similarly, the tree sparrow is showing signs of a recovery after a big decline. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I once saw one attacking a little sparrow. The Sun (2011) The findings emphasised research that suggested house sparrows and starlings were declining, though the reasons for the slump remain unclear. Times, Sunday Times (2007) How can I stop sparrows and other birds from eating my primroses? The Sun (2016) They might be taken at a glance for a plain, brown female house sparrow, but they are not sparrows at all. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with sparrow bird In other languages sparrow British English: sparrow /ˈspærəʊ/ NOUN A sparrow* is a small brown bird that is common in Britain. American English: sparrow Arabic: عَصْفُور Brazilian Portuguese: pardal Chinese: 麻雀 Croatian: vrabac Czech: vrabec Danish: spurv Dutch: mus European Spanish: gorrión Finnish: varpunen French: moineau German: Spatz Greek: σπουργίτι Italian: passero Japanese: スズメ Korean: 참새 Norwegian: spurv Polish: wróbel European Portuguese: pardal Romanian: vrabie Russian: воробей Latin American Spanish: gorrión Swedish: sparv Thai: นกกระจอก Turkish: serçe Ukrainian: горобець Vietnamese: chim sẻ All related terms of 'sparrow' Cape sparrow a sparrow , Passer melanurus, very common in southern Africa: family Ploceidae cock sparrow a male sparrow field sparrow a rust-colored North American sparrow ( Spizella pusilla ) with a whitish belly and pink bill hedge sparrow a small brownish European songbird , Prunella modularis: family Prunellidae ( accentors ) house sparrow a small Eurasian weaverbird , Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts Java sparrow a small grey-and-pink finchlike Indonesian weaverbird , Padda oryzivora: a popular cage bird song sparrow a common North American finch , Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song sparrow hawk a very small North American falcon , Falco sparverius, that is closely related to the kestrels tree sparrow a small European weaverbird , Passer montanus , similar to the house sparrow but having a brown head English sparrow a small Eurasian weaverbird , Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia . It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts seaside sparrow a species of sparrow , Ammodramus maritimus , formerly existing in two subspecies , one ( Cape Sable seaside sparrow ) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly , and the other ( dusky seaside sparrow ) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is now extinct vesper sparrow a gray-brown North American sparrow ( Pooecetes gramineus ) with white outer tail feathers chipping sparrow a common North American sparrow , Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe white-throated sparrow a common North American sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ) having a square white patch on the throat and black-and-white stripes on the head Chinese translation of 'sparrow' sparrow (ˈspærəu) n (c) 麻雀 (máquè) (只, zhī) related words related adjective passerine collective noun host Nearby words of sparrow spark sparkle sparkling sparrow sparse Spartan spasm Synonyms of 'sparrow' sparrow Explore 'sparrow' in the dictionary
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