英语词汇“lapwing”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	lapwing
释义	Trends of lapwing View usage for: lapwing (læpwɪŋ) Word forms: plural lapwings countable noun A lapwing is a small dark green bird which has a white breast and feathers sticking up on its head. lapwing in British English (ˈlæpˌwɪŋ) noun any of several plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp V. vanellus, typically having a crested head, wattles, and spurs Also called: green plover, pewit, peewit Word origin C17: altered form of Old English hlēapewince plover, from hlēapan to leap + wincian to jerk, wink1 lapwing in American English (ˈlæpˌwɪŋ) noun any of a genus (Vanellus) of black-and-white plovers; esp., an Old World crested species (V. vanellus) with broad, rounded wings, noted for spectacular aerial displays Word origin ME lapwinge, altered (by folk etym., by assoc. with lappe, lap1 & wing, wing) < OE hleapewince < hleapan, to leap + wince < wincian (see wink): prob. so called from its irregular flight Image of lapwing © LeonP, shutterstock Examples of 'lapwing' in a sentence lapwing Sometimes a hare will hide in the nest made by a lapwing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Peewit is in fact another common name for lapwings. Times, Sunday Times (2014) No doubt it was looking for prey such as the lapwing chicks. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Large flocks of lapwings have been seen heading south in many places. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Lapwings are of much more urgent conservation concern than newts. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Lapwings are drifting away from the moors and farms where they nested on the ground. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The lapwings have gone, along with the curlews and redshanks. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Lapwings wheeled and tumbled over the meadows, brown hares scampered in the long grass. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Lapwings are another of the country's favourite birds. Times, Sunday Times (2014) However, lapwings are thriving in the uplands on managed grouse moors and the fields surrounding them. Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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