hummingbird
hummingbird — 名詞
- hummingbirdsingular
- hummingbirdsplural
1. a very small bird with bright, shiny feathers, a long thin beak, and wings that
蜂鳥
翅膀快速拍動、會嗡嗡叫的小型鳥類
a very small bird with bright, shiny feathers, a long thin beak, and wings that beat so fast they produce a soft buzzing sound; found mainly in warm parts of North and South America, where it feeds on the sweet liquid inside flowers by hovering in front of them without landing
Camille watched a hummingbird hover outside her kitchen window, its wings a blur.
Camille 看著一隻蜂鳥在廚房窗外振翅盤旋，翅膀快得只剩一片模糊的影子。
hover + outside + kitchen window — typical setting
Every spring, Tomás plants bright red flowers to attract hummingbirds to his garden.
每年春天，Tomás 都會種植鮮紅色的花朵來吸引蜂鳥到他的花園。
attract hummingbirds + bright red flowers — typical collocation
Using its long, thin beak, the hummingbird sipped nectar from deep inside the trumpet-shaped bloom.
蜂鳥用又長又細的喙，從喇叭形的花朵深處吸食花蜜。
In the mountains of Costa Rica, Kemi spotted a hummingbird whose feathers glittered like tiny green jewels.
在哥斯大黎加的山區，Kemi 看見一隻蜂鳥，羽毛像小小的綠色寶石般閃閃發光。
A hummingbird beat its wings so quickly that Gabriel heard a soft hum from across the yard.
一隻蜂鳥拍動翅膀的速度極快，Gabriel 在院子另一頭都能聽到輕柔的嗡嗡聲。
- hummer
informal, used mainly in US conversation or nature writing
文法句型
a/the hummingbird
hummingbirds (plural)
用法筆記
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. The word comes from the humming sound their wings make. In Taiwan, hummingbirds do not occur naturally and are mainly known through nature documentaries and pictures.