macaw
/məˈkɔː/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈkɔː/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈkȯ/ (ame, mw)
macaw — 名詞
- macawsingular
- macawsplural
1. a large parrot with vivid red, blue, green, or yellow feathers and a very long t
金剛鸚鵡
中南美洲體型大、羽色鮮豔的長尾鸚鵡
a large parrot with vivid red, blue, green, or yellow feathers and a very long tail, native to the rainforests of Mexico, the Amazon, and other tropical parts of Latin America.
Alessia spotted a scarlet macaw flying over the river in the Peruvian rainforest.
Alessia 在祕魯雨林中看到一隻緋紅金剛鸚鵡飛過河面。
modifier + macaw naming a colour variety (scarlet macaw, blue macaw, hyacinth macaw)
The zoo's macaws can crack open Brazil nuts with their powerful black beaks.
動物園裡的金剛鸚鵡能用強壯的黑色嘴喙咬開巴西堅果。
typical subject: 'macaws can crack/eat/imitate' — describing the bird's abilities
Felix's pet macaw learned to say hello and whistle short tunes within a few months.
Felix 養的金剛鸚鵡幾個月內就學會說哈囉，還會吹幾段短曲子。
Wildlife photographers waited hours at the clay lick to film macaws gathering in flocks.
野生動物攝影師在土崖前等了好幾個小時，拍攝成群聚集的金剛鸚鵡。
Illegal trade in macaws has pushed several species close to extinction across the Amazon.
金剛鸚鵡的非法買賣已經讓亞馬遜地區好幾種金剛鸚鵡瀕臨絕種。
文法句型
a/the macaw
macaws (plural)
用法筆記
Often appears with a colour modifier naming a specific species (scarlet macaw, blue-and-yellow macaw, hyacinth macaw); the bare word 'macaw' covers the whole group. Frequent in zoo, pet-trade, and conservation contexts.