| 单词 | sparrow |
| 释义 | sparrow (once / 820 pages) n A sparrow is a small brown bird. Sparrows live near humans and have a pretty, musical song. A sparrow is a different bird in the US than it is in other parts of the world. A "true sparrow" is found mainly in Europe, where it commonly nests in the eaves of buildings and in trees in cities. American sparrows got their name because they resemble true sparrows at first glance — they're both small, round, brownish birds — but they're from completely different families. WORD FAMILYsparrow: sparrows USAGE EXAMPLESMale sparrows retaliate when females are unfaithful by providing less food. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) After meandering for an hour about fields, streams and forests, I often see nothing — or the equivalent: only juncos, aptly named, or common sparrows. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) Head teacher Gillian Sparrow said the idea came following concerns about childhood obesity. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) 1n any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects Syn|Hypo|Hyper true sparrow English sparrow, Passer domesticus, house sparrow small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe Passer montanus, tree sparrowEurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow passeriform bird, passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless 2n small brownish European songbird Syn|Hyper Prunella modularis, dunnock, hedge sparrow accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia |
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