gulls

IPA/ɡʌl/
KK[ɡˈʌlz]IPA/ɡʌl/

gulls — 名詞

  • gullssingular
  • gullsesplural

1. a grey, white, or black-and-white seabird with long wings, webbed feet, and a lo

1.名詞A2
釋義

海鷗

常見的沿海鳥類

a grey, white, or black-and-white seabird with long wings, webbed feet, and a loud call, often found near the ocean or large lakes

例句

The gulls circled above the fishing boats, waiting for scraps.

海鷗在漁船上空盤旋，等待人們丟棄的食物碎屑。

gulls circled above + gerund

Haruto watched a white gull glide over the waves at sunset.

Haruto 看著一隻白色海鷗在夕陽下滑過海浪。

同義詞
  • seagull

    more common term in everyday speech; means the same bird

文法句型

flock of gulls

gull + verb (circle, cry, land)

2. a person who trusts others too easily and is therefore an easy victim for dishon

2.名詞C1
釋義

冤大頭

容易上當受騙的人

a person who trusts others too easily and is therefore an easy victim for dishonest people

例句

The street vendor took Yumi for a gull and charged double the usual price.

路邊攤販把 Yumi 當作冤大頭，收了比平常貴一倍的價錢。

took Yumi for a gull — idiom meaning to see someone as gullible

After paying for a fake painting, Ezra felt like a complete gull.

Ezra 付錢買了一幅假畫之後，覺得自己是個徹頭徹尾的冤大頭。

同義詞
  • dupe

    more common word for a deceived person; similar register

  • victim

    broader meaning; can refer to any kind of harm, not just deception

反義詞
  • skeptic

    someone who doubts and questions rather than trusts too easily

  • cynic

    someone who distrusts others' motives, the opposite of a trusting person

文法句型

be a gull

as a gull

find a gull

用法筆記

This sense is uncommon in modern English. The more common words for this meaning are 'dupe' or 'easy target'.

常見錯誤

❌The salesman thought I was an easy gull.
✅The salesman thought I was an easy target.
💡Modern English prefers 'easy target' or 'dupe' for this meaning.

gulls — 動詞