pigeon
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpi-jən/ (ame, mw)
pigeon — 名詞
- pigeonsingular
- pigeonsplural
1. a stout bird, usually gray, that people often see around buildings and public sq
鴿子
常見於城市的灰色鳥
a stout bird, usually gray, that people often see around buildings and public squares; in some places it is also raised or cooked for food.
A grey pigeon landed beside Leo's chips on the station steps.
一隻灰鴿子落在 Leo 的薯條旁邊，地點就在車站台階上。
pigeon in a familiar town scene
Dozens of pigeons flew above the market just before the rain.
就在下雨前，幾十隻鴿子飛過市場上空。
At dawn, pigeons sat along the bridge wall above the river.
天一亮，鴿子就停在橋邊的矮牆上，望著河面。
The farmer cooked pigeon with rice for the winter festival.
那位農夫為了冬季節慶煮了鴿子配飯。
One pigeon with a hurt wing hid under the bus stop bench.
一隻翅膀受傷的鴿子整天躲在公車站長椅下。
- dove
same bird family, but often used for smaller, paler, or symbolic birds
- rock dove
more exact species name for many city pigeons
- wood pigeon
a larger wild kind, especially in the countryside
文法句型
a pigeon
flocks of pigeons
cook pigeon
用法筆記
Usually countable when you mean birds you can see one by one. Food use often appears as a mass noun in menu or recipe language, as in 'roast pigeon'.
常見錯誤
2. a trained pigeon kept for organized flying races, especially because it can retu
賽鴿
為飛行賽飼養的鴿子
a trained pigeon kept for organized flying races, especially because it can return to its home from far away.
Mr. Wu's racing pigeon came home before sunset from Tainan.
Mr. Wu 的賽鴿在日落前就從台南飛回家了。
racing pigeon returning home
Every spring, the club checks each pigeon before the long race.
每到春天，俱樂部都會在長程比賽前檢查每一隻賽鴿。
After the storm, Lina waited by the loft for her pigeon.
暴風雨過後，Lina 一直在鴿舍旁等她的賽鴿。
The boy cleaned the loft before sending his pigeons to race.
那個男孩先把鴿舍打掃乾淨，才把鴿子送去比賽。
A blue leg band showed the pigeon belonged to Chen's team.
那個藍色腳環顯示這隻賽鴿屬於 Chen 的隊伍。
- racing pigeon
full descriptive term for this competitive bird
- homing pigeon
stresses the bird's ability to find its way home; often the type used in races
- racer
shorter term used informally by pigeon keepers
文法句型
a racing pigeon
keep pigeons for racing
a pigeon returns home
用法筆記
Often used with words such as 'racing', 'homing', and 'loft', and with verbs like 'keep', 'train', 'release', and 'race'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the ordinary bird seen in streets and fields.