英:[ˈwʊdkɒk]
美:[ ˈwʊdkɑːk]
英:[ˈwʊdkɒk]
美:[ ˈwʊdkɑːk]
wood·cock
wUd kak
复数:woodcock或woodcocks
noun
a shorebird (Scolopax rusticola) of Europe and Asia that frequents moist woodlands, has large eyes and rounded wings, is of a variously mottled reddish-brown, black, and buff color with a barred chest, and is often hunted as gameNote: The woodcock has a long bill with a sensitive tip used especially for probing the ground for earthworms and insects.
a smaller related bird (Scolopax minor synonym Philohela minor) chiefly of eastern North America with a similar color pattern but having a solid orange buff chest
[from the ease with which the woodcock is snared] archaic simpleton
古英语 wuducoc, 源自 wudu(见 wood(n.))和 coc(见 cock(n.1))。
The first known use of woodcock was before the 12th century
woodenadjective
made of wood
a wooden spoon
lacking in spirit, ease, or charm
written in a wooden style
woodenadjective
made of wood
a wooden spoon
lacking in spirit, ease, or charm
written in a wooden style
woodenadjective
made of wood
a wooden spoon
lacking in spirit, ease, or charm
written in a wooden style
woodedadjective
covered with trees
woodcutternoun
one that cuts wood especially as an occupation
woodcutnoun
a printing surface having a raised design carved from a block of wood
a print from a woodcut
woodcraftnoun
knowledge about the woods and how to take care of oneself in them
skill in working with or making things of wood
wood lousenoun
a small flat grayish crustacean that is an isopod, lives in damp places (as under stones, fallen leaves, and rotting logs), and is often capable of rolling its body into a ball called alsopill bug, sow bug
wood lousenoun
a small flat grayish crustacean that is an isopod, lives in damp places (as under stones, fallen leaves, and rotting logs), and is often capable of rolling its body into a ball called alsopill bug, sow bug
woodcocknoun
a brownish woodland game bird that has a long bill and is related to the snipesalso: a related and similar bird of Eurasia
1 It was hoped species such as lapwing, redshank and woodcock would find a haven in the wet woodland, while otters and water voles would use the restored network of waterways as corridors and breeding habitat.
2 In the spring and the fall, the American woodcock often makes an appearance.
3 The daily bag limit is three woodcock with a possession limit of nine birds.
4 “The thing that scares me is the Great-horned might eat the woodcock” he says.
5 He says the multi-agency effort that includes conservation groups will also give a boost to the American woodcock, the whip-poor-will and other bird species.
6 An officer confined an injured woodcock that flew into a window.
7 Anything that would make me appear more like a Londoner and less like a green country woodcock, I was more than willing to adopt.
8 Mr. Woodcock: You must like Farley, I guess it runs in the family.
伍德考克先生: 你肯定非常想继承法利家的光荣传统,不用说, 我猜你们家代代如此.
9 They alighted in the way that only woodcocks do, with a high-pitched fluttering from their wings, off into the night.
10 A woodcock flushed from its cover.
一只兰鹬从藏身处惊飞而起。
11 John Farley: Lets go Woodcock.
约翰·法利:我们走吧,伍德考克。
12 Dog tests focus on locating and pointing out ruffed grouse and woodcock.
13 “I could get a pheasant, or a woodcock.”
14 "There are many records of woodcock males singing along their migration routes, which has always been a mystery because it's energetically expensive," said Slezak.
15 In September, 18 woodcock were captured and outfitted with GPS units in three areas in Vermont, the department said.
16 Americans also hunt and eat quail, dove, grouse, woodcock, pheasant and many varieties of ducks.
17 A woodcock-without trimmings, for a change!
山鹬没有了配料,得变口味喽!
18 Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
托尼·伍德科克加盟德国业余队SC布吕克队担任教练。
19 I was also struck by the range of food – he talks about eating tripe and woodcock.
20 As New York's forests grow older, these preferred habitats are declining, resulting in a decline in grouse and woodcock numbers since the 1960s.
2 鹬科
knot stint snipe ruff sandpiper curlew tattler phalarope willet turnstone redshank dunlin godwit sanderling dowitcher whimbrel greenshank yellowlegs surfbird Eskimo curlew pectoral sandpiper
3 傻瓜
case noodle prune dope goof dodo jackass patsy chump twit blockhead dimwit fathead nincompoop dunderhead muttonhead