单词	hummer
释义	hummer noun hum·​mer ˈhə-mər  1 : one that hums 2 : hummingbird 3 : humdinger 4 : fastball Synonyms bootstrapper go-ahead go-getter highflier highflyer hustler live wire powerhouse self-starter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences A hummer was feeding at the flowers. he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency Recent Examples on the Web And naturally, the only way to be comfortable was riding a stretch hummer the length of a city block. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021 The hummers usually find it within a week and keep coming back, often the same date, for years on their migratory routes. Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 29 Mar. 2020 Once in a while somebody catches a snakehead, but these ho-hummers don’t seem to be in any hurry to take over the nation’s waterways. Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020 Two summer-flowering shade perennials are sure to draw the hummers. Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 18 Oct. 2019 Whereas ordinary birds pull themselves aloft with just the downstroke of their wings, insects and hummers generate lift in both directions. Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2019 Most of the birds arriving on Fort Morgan are coming from Mexico, Central America, or even South America, even the tiny hummers. Ben Raines, AL.com, 20 Apr. 2018 Found only in Cuba, the itty-bitty bee hummingbird, the world’s smallest bird, weighing less than a dime, is adapted to drink nectar from flowers too small for any other hummer. National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2018 But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a Festive coquette, an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only three inches long. James F. Mccarty, cleveland.com, 13 Feb. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1 hummer noun 1 as in powerhouse an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance powerhouse hustler highflyer achiever highflier go-getter live wire go-ahead bootstrapper eager beaver doer self-starter comer enterpriser individualist he-man Antonyms & Near Antonyms idler loafer drone lounger dawdler goldbrick trifler shirker putterer sluggard slacker lingerer procrastinator lazybones loiterer laggard slowpoke malingerer dreamer neglecter dallier ignorer daydreamer dropout quitter stick-in-the-mud ne'er-do-well See More 2 as in dream something very good of its kind this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer Synonyms & Similar Words dream beauty peach daisy wonder snorter marvel humdinger sweetheart beaut honey phenomenon pippin ripper dilly gem hot stuff knockout ripsnorter lollapalooza doozer crackerjack crackajack jewel something else corker sensation lulu dandy nifty diamond cat's meow pip imperial doozy doozie sockdologer sockdolager prodigy bee's knees standout catch plum pearl jim-dandy crown jewel treasure Antonyms & Near Antonyms lemon turkey loser bust failure disappointment flop stinker dud letdown See More
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