robin

IPA/ˈrɒbɪn/
KK[rˈɑbən]IPA/ˈrɑːbɪn/

robin — noun

  • robinsingular
  • robinsplural

1. a small wild bird with a brown or grey body and a bright red or orange patch on

1.名詞A1
釋義

a small wild bird with a brown or grey body and a bright red or orange patch on its chest, commonly seen in gardens across Europe and North America

例句

Sophie spotted a robin hopping across the frozen lawn one winter morning.

collocation: spotted a robin / a robin hopping

Grandma Chen pointed at the robin singing on the cherry tree branch.

collocation: a robin singing [on a branch]

同義詞
  • blackbird

    a common garden bird with a black body (male) or brown body (female), not to be confused with robins which have a red chest

  • sparrow

    a smaller brown or grey garden bird that lacks the robin's red chest

文法句型

a robin

the robin

robins

用法筆記

Common in both British and American English, though the birds look slightly different. The European robin is smaller with a fully orange-red face and chest, while the American robin is larger with a grey-brown back and red belly.

常見錯誤

❌A red bird sat on the fence.' (when you mean a robin)
✅A robin sat on the fence.
💡'robin' is a specific kind of bird, not just any red bird.
❌I saw a robin cardinal in the park.
✅I saw a robin and a cardinal in the park.
💡a cardinal is a different red bird; don't combine the names.