house martin
house martin — 名詞
1. a small bird with glossy black-and-white feathers and a short forked tail that m
歐洲家燕
在屋簷築巢的小型候鳥
a small bird with glossy black-and-white feathers and a short forked tail that makes a cup-shaped mud nest attached to the outside walls of houses; it is a summer visitor across Europe and travels to Africa each winter
Putri watched a pair of house martins build their mud nest under the balcony roof.
Putri 看著一對歐洲家燕在陽台屋簷下築起泥巢。
collocation: build a nest under [structure]
Every spring, house martins return to the village where Meera grew up.
每年春天，歐洲家燕都會回到 Meera 從小長大的村莊。
migratory behaviour of house martins
The old church in Min's town has dozens of house martin nests on its walls.
Min 住的小鎮上，老教堂牆壁有幾十個歐洲家燕的巢。
Asher learned that house martins fly to Africa for the winter and return each spring.
Asher 學到歐洲家燕會飛到非洲過冬，每年春天再返回歐洲。
- common house martin
scientific or formal name for the same species, Delichon urbicum
- swallow
broader term for similar birds; house martins are often mistaken for swallows but have a shorter tail and white rump
用法筆記
This bird is often confused with the swallow, which has a longer tail and a reddish throat. House martins have a pure white underside and a shorter, less deeply forked tail.