单词	bird
释义	birdbird /bɚd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYbird Origin: Old English bridd Collocations COLLOCATIONS► flock of birds  a flock of birds (=group of birds flying together) 1ANIMAL science, biology an animal that can usually fly, with two legs, wings, and feathers. Many birds sing and build nests, and female birds lay eggs. → fowl:  The tree was full of tiny brightly colored birds. a flock of birds (=group of birds flying together)2something is for the birds spoken said when you think something is useless, stupid, boring, etc.:  Working late is for the birds!3the birds and the bees humorous the facts about sex, especially the things you tell children in order to explain sex to them4a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) used to say that it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get more5birds of a feather (flock together) used to say that two people or groups are very similar, do the same things, etc.6a tough/strange/skinny old bird old-fashioned a person who has a particular quality SYN character:  He’s a tough old bird.[Origin: Old English bridd] → see also early bird at early1 (10), somebody eats like a bird at eat (14), kill two birds with one stone at kill1 (12), a little bird told me at little1 (9)
随便看	startlingly start-up start-up cost starvation starve starving Star Wars stash stasis stat state state attorney state college state court statecraft State Department statehood Statehouse stateless statelessness state line stately statement Staten Island state of emergency

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