budgie

/ˈbʌdʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌdʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbə-jē How to pronounce budgie (audio)/ (ame, mw)

budgie — noun

  • budgiesingular
  • budgiesplural

1. a small parrot from Australia with a long tail and bright feathers, often raised

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small parrot from Australia with a long tail and bright feathers, often raised at home as a pet.

例句

Ada cleaned the budgie's cage while it chirped from the curtain rail.

budgie's cage + chirped — common home-pet context

At the pet shop, Cyrus chose a blue budgie for his younger sister.

colour adjective + budgie in a buying context

同義詞
  • budgerigar

    the full formal name for this bird

  • parakeet

    a broader label; in American English it often refers to a pet budgie

  • parrot

    the larger bird family that includes budgies

文法句型

a budgie

budgies (plural)

keep a budgie as a pet

用法筆記

Especially common for the familiar pet parakeet kept in a cage at home. In American English, people often say parakeet, while budgerigar is the full formal name.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a parrot, a small green budgie.
✅We bought a budgie, a small pet parrot.
💡a budgie is one small kind of parrot, not the general name for every parrot.