daw
IPA/dɔː/
KK[dˈɔ]IPA/dɑː/
daw — noun
- dawsingular
- dawsplural
1. a medium-sized black-and-grey bird, a member of the crow family, found across Eu
1.名詞C1
釋義
a medium-sized black-and-grey bird, a member of the crow family, found across Europe and Asia, which is known for taking small shiny objects back to its nest.
例句
Theo laughed when a bold daw landed on the windowsill and flew off with his car keys.
collocation: bold daw; subject + verb of movement
Maya watched a daw grab a foil wrapper on the lawn and fly away.
collocation: watched a daw; object-foil wrapper as stolen item
A pair of daws drank from the old stone trough while Carlos took their picture.
Tanaka spotted a daw on the balcony, tilting its head at a teaspoon on the table.
同義詞
- jackdaw
the full and more common form of the same bird name; 'daw' is a shortened version