| 单词 | swiftlet |
| 释义 | swiftlet[ swift-lit ] / ˈswɪft lɪt / nounany of several swifts of the genus Collocalia, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, certain species of which use saliva to construct nests, which are used in making bird's-nest soup. Origin of swiftletFirst recorded in 1890–95; swift + -let Words nearby swiftletswifter, swift-footed, swift fox, swiftie, Swift, Jonathan, swiftlet, swift moth, Swift's disease, swig, swiler, swill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swiftlet
British Dictionary definitions for swiftletswiftlet / (ˈswɪftlɪt) / nounany of various small swifts of the Asian genus Collocalia that often live in caves and use echolocation: the nests, which are made of hardened saliva, are used in oriental cookery to make birds' nest soup Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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