jackdaw
/ˈdʒækdɔː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒækdɔː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjak-ˌdȯ/ (ame, mw)
jackdaw — 名詞
- jackdawsingular
- jackdawsplural
1. A wild bird with a dark grey body and a black head, about the size of a pigeon.
寒鴉
一種鴉科鳥類，灰身黑頭
A wild bird with a dark grey body and a black head, about the size of a pigeon. It belongs to the same family as crows and is found across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Jackdaws are known for their habit of stealing small shiny things and carrying them back to where they nest.
Emeka saw a jackdaw land on the library roof with a coin in its beak.
Emeka 看到一隻寒鴉嘴裡叼著一枚硬幣，降落在圖書館屋頂上。
collocation: with + [object] in its beak
The old stone tower near the river is home to many jackdaws.
河邊那座古老的石塔住了許多寒鴉。
collocation: home to many jackdaws
Vikram watched a jackdaw pull a piece of bread from the kitchen window.
Vikram 看著一隻寒鴉從廚房窗口叼走了一片麵包。
Fumi noticed a jackdaw staring at her from the top of the garden fence.
Fumi 注意到一隻寒鴉站在花園籬笆頂上盯著她看。
A pair of jackdaws nested inside the broken chimney of an empty house.
一對寒鴉在一間空屋破損的煙囪裡築了巢。
用法筆記
Jackdaw is a countable noun. In stories and folklore, jackdaws are often described as clever but mischievous birds because of their habit of taking small shiny objects.