hummingbird
hummingbird — noun
- hummingbirdsingular
- hummingbirdsplural
1. a very small bird with bright, shiny feathers, a long thin beak, and wings that
a very small bird with bright, shiny feathers, a long thin beak, and wings that beat so fast they produce a soft buzzing sound; found mainly in warm parts of North and South America, where it feeds on the sweet liquid inside flowers by hovering in front of them without landing
Camille watched a hummingbird hover outside her kitchen window, its wings a blur.
hover + outside + kitchen window — typical setting
Every spring, Tomás plants bright red flowers to attract hummingbirds to his garden.
attract hummingbirds + bright red flowers — typical collocation
Using its long, thin beak, the hummingbird sipped nectar from deep inside the trumpet-shaped bloom.
In the mountains of Costa Rica, Kemi spotted a hummingbird whose feathers glittered like tiny green jewels.
A hummingbird beat its wings so quickly that Gabriel heard a soft hum from across the yard.
- hummer
informal, used mainly in US conversation or nature writing
文法句型
a/the hummingbird
hummingbirds (plural)
用法筆記
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. The word comes from the humming sound their wings make. In Taiwan, hummingbirds do not occur naturally and are mainly known through nature documentaries and pictures.