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shrike

/ʃraɪk/

翻译: 名词,指伯劳科的各种鸟类,特征是喙强壮且尖端呈钩状,性情凶猛,捕食昆虫、小型鸟类和啮齿动物,常将猎物刺在荆棘或尖刺上储存。

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noun

/ʃraɪk/C2formal
  • zh名词,指伯劳科的各种鸟类,特征是喙强壮且尖端呈钩状,性情凶猛,捕食昆虫、小型鸟类和啮齿动物,常将猎物刺在荆棘或尖刺上储存。

A noun referring to any of numerous Old World birds characterized by a strong hooked bill and known for feeding on smaller animals.

  1. Predatory songbirdC1formal

    A small to medium-sized bird with a strong hooked beak, known for impaling its prey (insects, small birds, or rodents) on thorns or barbed wire.

    zh伯劳

    • The shrike impaled a grasshopper on a thorn for later consumption.
    • We spotted a shrike perched on a fence post, scanning for prey.
    • Shrikes are sometimes called 'butcher birds' because of their feeding habits.

    同义词butcherbird

词形
  • shrikes plural form
  • shrikes' possessive plural form
  • shrike's possessive singular form