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单词 birdbrain
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Definition of birdbrain in English:

birdbrain

nounˈbəːdbreɪnˈbərdˌbreɪn
informal
  • A silly or stupid person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That's something to be thankful for even if the birdbrain who has made mincemeat of honesty, democratic parley, and due process, is flying around the globe like a blind clog in a meat market.
    • Instead of being the classic pair of sweet-but-boring lovers, Hero and Philia are a pair of birdbrains - though Philia is a bit more backward than her boyfriend.
    • You can, if you'd just put me down, you birdbrain.
    • Who wants a bunch of birdbrains running around in their game anyway?
    • Dowd's no birdbrain: she knows Cheney's goose is cooked, and she's not afraid to crow about it.
    • Next time you're tempted to call someone a birdbrain, remember you might actually be giving them much more credit than you intend.
    • The birdbrain concerned ignores the fact that people are complaining precisely because the pests are NOT leaving them alone.
    • Tarra raised an eyebrow at him, ‘Bite me, birdbrain.’
    • Cindy Mead of Woodsong will be hosting the next edition of I and the Bird, with some birdbrain storyteller or other hosting the one after that.
    • Yesterday, Emma Tom - who was recruited to appeal to the broadsheet's birdbrain demographic - argued anti-abortionists ‘are more interested in ranting than actually reducing terminations.’
    • At the brink of power, this birdbrain is feeling bolts of mortal terror.
    • Meanwhile, the search continues for other birdbrains with a gift for numbers.
    • We're only kidding of course, but you don't have to be a birdbrain to realize even the best-planned birdscape will not attract birds if the family cat decides to lounge there.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Derivatives

  • birdbrained

  • adjectiveˈbəːdbreɪndˈbərdˌbreɪnd
    informal
    • Ed's sister, Adele, and her best friend, Olivia, want the aviary to house Olivia's birdbrained Church of the Fifth Day.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A birdbrained scheme pays off
      • The only thing birdbrained about the article is that the auto manufacturers did not start using this technology in 2003.
      • Anyone who has watched crows, jays, ravens and other members of the corvid family will know they're anything but ‘birdbrained.’
      • Hhm, is this such a birdbrained question that no one wants to answer?
 
 

Definition of birdbrain in US English:

birdbrain

nounˈbərdˌbrānˈbərdˌbreɪn
informal
  • An annoyingly stupid and shallow person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, the search continues for other birdbrains with a gift for numbers.
    • Cindy Mead of Woodsong will be hosting the next edition of I and the Bird, with some birdbrain storyteller or other hosting the one after that.
    • At the brink of power, this birdbrain is feeling bolts of mortal terror.
    • Tarra raised an eyebrow at him, ‘Bite me, birdbrain.’
    • Who wants a bunch of birdbrains running around in their game anyway?
    • Dowd's no birdbrain: she knows Cheney's goose is cooked, and she's not afraid to crow about it.
    • Next time you're tempted to call someone a birdbrain, remember you might actually be giving them much more credit than you intend.
    • The birdbrain concerned ignores the fact that people are complaining precisely because the pests are NOT leaving them alone.
    • We're only kidding of course, but you don't have to be a birdbrain to realize even the best-planned birdscape will not attract birds if the family cat decides to lounge there.
    • Yesterday, Emma Tom - who was recruited to appeal to the broadsheet's birdbrain demographic - argued anti-abortionists ‘are more interested in ranting than actually reducing terminations.’
    • Instead of being the classic pair of sweet-but-boring lovers, Hero and Philia are a pair of birdbrains - though Philia is a bit more backward than her boyfriend.
    • That's something to be thankful for even if the birdbrain who has made mincemeat of honesty, democratic parley, and due process, is flying around the globe like a blind clog in a meat market.
    • You can, if you'd just put me down, you birdbrain.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod
 
 
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