curlew

英 [ˈkɜːljuː]

美 [ˈkɜːrljuː]

n.  鹬; 杓鹬

复数：curlews　

BNC.24072 / COCA.39802

牛津词典

noun

• 鹬；杓鹬
  a bird with a long thin beak that curves downwards, that lives near water

柯林斯词典

• 杓鹬(生活在水边的棕黄色大型鸟，腿长，喙长而弯，叫声独特)
  Acurlewis a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry.

英英释义

noun

• large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family

双语例句

• A curlew called and a tern fished the estuary; house martins were gathering, preparing for migration.
  杓鹬在鸣叫，燕鸥在海湾边上捕鱼；家燕在成群集结，正在准备这一年的迁徙。
• Large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill.
  与杓鹬形似的大型涉水鸟；具有长而细的稍向上弯的喙。
• New World curlew that breeds in northern North America.
  在北美洲北部繁殖的新大陆杓鹬。
• "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"( Henry Kingsley).
  他可以听到杓鹬穿透一片嘈杂之声的奇怪叫声（亨利·金斯利）
• Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew.
  东半球矶鹬，嘴巴弯曲象麻鹬。
• The Curlew prefers to work out of water.
  白腰杓鹬则离开水面。