guara
guara — 名詞
1. a bright red wading bird from the Americas, with a long curved bill and long leg
紅鹮
美洲一種鮮紅色的涉水鳥
a bright red wading bird from the Americas, with a long curved bill and long legs
At sunset, Diya spotted a guara wading through the red marsh grass.
日落時，Diya 看見一隻紅鹮走在發紅的沼澤草間。
guara used as a wetland bird with long legs
The guide said each guara uses its curved bill to catch crabs.
導覽員說，每隻紅鹮都用彎曲的嘴去抓螃蟹。
curved bill + catch crabs shows feeding pattern
A young guara landed beside the fishing boats near Caio's village.
一隻年幼的紅鹮降落在 Caio 村子附近的漁船旁。
In the zoo pool, the guara flashed bright red against the reeds.
在動物園的水池裡，那隻紅鹮在蘆葦邊閃出鮮紅色。
- scarlet ibis
the standard full name for this bird
- ibis
broader word; many ibises are not this red species
文法句型
a guara
the guara
guara + feed / land / wade
用法筆記
Usually refers to the scarlet ibis, so the context often mentions wetlands, long legs, or a curved bill. Distinguish from sense 2 and sense 3, which name a wild dog and a tree rather than a bird.
2. a South American wild dog, especially a long-legged kind associated with the man
鬃狼
南美一種長腿的野生犬科動物
a South American wild dog, especially a long-legged kind associated with the maned wolf
Rangers warned Omar that a guara sometimes crosses the road at dawn.
巡護員提醒 Omar，鬃狼有時會在黎明時穿過這條路。
guara used as a wild animal that appears at dawn
The painter gave the guara long black legs and a fox-like face.
那位畫家把這隻鬃狼畫成黑色長腿、狐狸般的臉。
long black legs and fox-like face point to the species
After the fire, villagers saw one guara hunting mice in the grass.
火災過後，村民看見一隻鬃狼在草地裡獵捕老鼠。
A radio host compared the shy guara to a deer on stilts.
廣播主持人把那隻怕生的鬃狼比作踩著高蹺的鹿。
- agouara
a close variant name found in dictionary cross-references
- maned wolf
often the most likely animal meant in modern descriptions, though it is more specific
文法句型
a guara
the guara
guara + cross / hunt / appear
用法筆記
This sense is a regional animal name and is often used for a maned-wolf-type canid with very long legs. Distinguish from sense 1 and sense 3, which refer to a red bird and a tropical tree.
3. a tree from warm parts of the Americas that belongs to the Cupania plant group
瓜拉樹
熱帶美洲的杯花木屬樹木
a tree from warm parts of the Americas that belongs to the Cupania plant group
Workers rested under a guara while loading coffee sacks onto the truck.
工人把咖啡袋搬上卡車時，坐在一棵瓜拉樹下休息。
under a guara shows the tree sense clearly
Stephanie tied a ribbon around the guara beside the school garden.
Stephanie 把一條緞帶綁在學校花園旁的那棵瓜拉樹上。
around the guara marks it as a tree trunk
The storm snapped a guara branch across the narrow road.
暴風雨把一根瓜拉樹的樹枝打斷，橫在狹窄的路上。
A botanist showed Wren the guara's seed pods in a glass tray.
一位植物學家拿著玻璃托盤給 Wren 看瓜拉樹的種莢。
- Cupania tree
scientific-style description based on the genus name
文法句型
a guara
the guara
guara + branch / seed pod / shade
用法筆記
Used for a tree name in tropical America, especially in botanical or local plant contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 and sense 2, which refer to an ibis and a wild dog.