英:[bə:d ɔv ˈpæsidʒ]
美:[bɚd ʌv ˈpæsɪdʒ]
英:[bə:d ɔv ˈpæsidʒ]
美:[bɚd ʌv ˈpæsɪdʒ]
候鸟,漂泊不定的人,过路的客人;
noun phrase
a migratory bird
a person who leads a wandering or unsettled life
The first known use of bird of passage was in 1633
bird's-eyeadjective
seen from above as if by a flying bird
bird's-eye view
general entry 1 sense 3, cursory
a bird's-eye survey of American history
having spots resembling birds' eyesalso: made of wood containing such spots
bird's-eye maple
bird of prey
a meat-eating bird (as a hawk) that feeds partly or completely on the animals it hunts
bird of passage
a bird that migrates
1 Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay.
这些移民大多数都是作短暂停留后即返回西班牙的匆匆过客。
2 He was a bird of passage until he married and bought a house.
他漂泊无定,直到结了婚,买了房子才安定下来.
3 Which one of the birds is the bird of passage?
这些鸟中哪只是候鸟?
4 They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.
他们甚至还有一个充满爱意的昵称“uccelli di passaggio”,即候鸟。
5 To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas.
首先,我们可以认同那些“新候鸟”,那些于灰色地带生活并繁荣发展的人。
6 Woodcocks are birds of passage, here today and gone tomorrow.
山鹬是一种候鸟, 今天在这里,明天在那里.