finch

IPA/fɪntʃ/
KK[fˈɪntʃ]IPA/fɪntʃ/

finch — 名詞

  • finchsingular
  • finchesplural

1. a small songbird with a short, thick, cone-shaped beak that is good for cracking

1.名詞C1
釋義

雀；雀類

嘴短粗、適合啄食種子的小型鳴禽

a small songbird with a short, thick, cone-shaped beak that is good for cracking open seeds; finches come in many types and colours, and people often spot them at garden feeders.

例句

Ravindra hung a new feeder in the garden to attract finches and other small birds.

Ravindra 在花園裡掛了一個新的餵食器，想吸引雀鳥和其他小鳥。

typical use: attract finches with a feeder

A bright yellow finch landed on the windowsill and pecked at the spilled sunflower seeds.

一隻鮮黃色的雀停在窗台上，啄食灑落的葵花籽。

common collocation: a [colour] finch

常見搭配
  • a flock of finches
  • spot a finch
  • feed the finches
  • garden finch
同義詞
  • songbird

    broader category that includes finches and many other small singing birds

  • sparrow

    another small seed-eating bird, but from a different family with a different beak shape

文法句型

a finch

a flock of finches

用法筆記

Often used in the plural when describing groups feeding together; the singular is common in birdwatching contexts where one specific bird is identified by colour or species.

常見錯誤

I saw a finch flying in the sea.
I saw a finch flying in the garden.
finches are small land birds, not seabirds.

同根字

  • bullfinch
    名詞C2
  • goldfinch
    名詞C2
  • chaffinch
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • finch feeder
  • finch species
  • finch family

常用片語

  • a flock of finches
  • Darwin's finches

介系詞搭配

  • a finch on (a branch / a feeder)