英:[ˈtʃɪkədi:]
美:[ˈtʃɪkəˌdi]
英:[ˈtʃɪkədi:]
美:[ˈtʃɪkəˌdi]
chick·a·dee
chI k di
noun
any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
“黑冠山雀”是美国常见的小鸟之一,其也被称为“黑冠山雀”,这一名称始于1834年的美国英语。该名称与小鸟的叫声有一定的吻合度。虽然这一词在叫声的结尾处确实有“dee-dee-dee”的音节,但开头更像是一声“啁啾”,或是一声“吱吱”的鸣叫,因此该词的起源可能涉及一些民间词源。
imitative
The first known use of chickadee was in 1832
chicorynoun
a thick-rooted usually blue-flowered European herb related to the daisies and grown for its roots and as a salad plantalso: its dried ground roasted root that is sometimes added to coffee
chic1 of 2noun
fashionable style
chic2 of 2adjective
stylish, smart
chic clothes
chiclenoun
a gum from the latex of a tropical tree that is used as an important part of chewing gum
chickweednoun
any of several low-growing small-leaved weedy plants related to the pinks
chicknoun
chicken entry 1 sense 1especially: one newly hatched
the young of any bird
informal, sometimes offensive girl sense 1b, woman sense 1
chickpeanoun
an Asian herb of the legume family cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seedsalso: its seed
chicken1 of 3noun
the common domestic fowl especially when youngalso: its flesh used as food
any of various birds or their young
coward
chicken2 of 3adjective
cowardly sense 1
chicken3 of 3verb
to lose one's courage—usually used with out
chicken1 of 3noun
the common domestic fowl especially when youngalso: its flesh used as food
any of various birds or their young
coward
chicken2 of 3adjective
cowardly sense 1
chicken3 of 3verb
to lose one's courage—usually used with out
chickadeenoun
any of several small North American birds with the top of the head black or brown
1 Bored, he shooed away a few small chickadees.
2 “My little chickadee,” my mom laughs, patting Aurora on the head.
3 “Well! The paper said Mr. Micheaux has a new film coming later this year, and I am desperate to see it on opening night. You will have to come with me, chickadee. I demand it.”
4 “So bold, chickadee. A lady never kisses and tells.”
5 Two little gray-and-white chickadees preceded him, flitting from branch to branch over his head.
6 Sometimes when the wind howled and the snows blew, the chickadees would be out for only a few hours.
7 I was glad to hear the nuthatches and chickadees.
8 Many birds: chickadees, cardinals, the occasional red-winged blackbird although the river was not near.
9 Later, we saw no one, and listened for the calls of chickadees and nuthatches.
10 All the other chickadees followed them, and they made way only for Mr. Bracket.
11 Roz noticed chickadees fluttering through the same flowers and singing the same song every morning.
12 The chickadee, for example, weighing just one-third of an ounce, seems a tiny spark of life to throw to the mercy of frigid, 40-m. p. h. winds.
例如美洲山雀,体重还不到三分之一盎司,像一个生命小火花,任凭时速40英里的凛冽寒风的吹打。
13 Swooper the owl hobbled in, followed by some chickadees and a magpie.
14 In addition to “Hawk” and “Berry Bushes,” he has written about a chickadee.
15 “Remember to focus on one thing at a time. Think of the fruit like birds—apples are pigeons, cranberries are chickadees.”
16 You’ll want to bring binoculars, which will help you spot ospreys, warblers and tanagers, as well as longer-term residents like robins, finches and chickadees.
17 Surely that black-capped chickadee has as much right to my attention as this documentary.
18 About three quarters of the food of the chickadee is animal, including all stages of the life cycle of many insects.
19 I listened carefully to do the footsteps, chickadee.
我侧着耳朵听,蹑着脚步行。
20 If we can forgive a fox for telling a lie, what about a chickadee for breaking and entering?