budgie
/ˈbʌdʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌdʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbə-jē How to pronounce budgie (audio)/ (ame, mw)
budgie — 名詞
- budgiesingular
- budgiesplural
1. a small parrot from Australia with a long tail and bright feathers, often raised
虎皮鸚鵡
常當寵物飼養的小型彩色長尾鸚鵡
a small parrot from Australia with a long tail and bright feathers, often raised at home as a pet.
Ada cleaned the budgie's cage while it chirped from the curtain rail.
Ada 清理虎皮鸚鵡的籠子時，牠正在窗簾桿上啁啾叫。
budgie's cage + chirped — common home-pet context
At the pet shop, Cyrus chose a blue budgie for his younger sister.
在寵物店裡，Cyrus 為妹妹挑了一隻藍色的虎皮鸚鵡。
colour adjective + budgie in a buying context
Our budgie learned to copy the doorbell after a few weeks.
我們家的虎皮鸚鵡幾週後就學會模仿門鈴聲了。
Zuri laughed when the budgie hopped onto her cereal bowl at breakfast.
虎皮鸚鵡跳到她的早餐麥片碗上時，Zuri 笑了出來。
The children sprinkled fresh seed into the budgie's dish before school.
孩子們上學前把新鮮飼料撒進虎皮鸚鵡的食盆裡。
- 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.