martin

/ˈmɑː.tɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɑrtən] /ˈmɑːr.t̬ən/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɑrtən] /ˈmär-tᵊn/ (ame, mw)

martin — noun

  • martinsingular
  • martinsplural

1. a small bird with a stout body and a short, almost square tail, closely related

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small bird with a stout body and a short, almost square tail, closely related to swallows, that catches insects while flying and often builds mud nests under roof edges or inside nesting boxes

例句

Rin pointed to a martin building its nest under the eaves of the old barn.

martin building its nest under eaves

Every evening at dusk, a flock of martins swooped over the river catching insects.

flock of martins swooped over [location]

同義詞
  • house martin

    specific species; the common Eurasian martin that nests on buildings

  • purple martin

    the largest North American species, with dark blue-purple plumage

用法筆記

Often confused with swallows; martins have a stouter body, squarer tail, and tend to nest in colonies under building eaves or in artificial nesting boxes.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a Martin building its nest in my yard.
✅I saw a martin building its nest in my yard.
💡'Martin' with a capital letter is a person's name; the bird name 'martin' is written with a lower-case m.