robin

IPA/ˈrɒbɪn/
KK[rˈɑbən]IPA/ˈrɑːbɪn/

robin — 名詞

  • robinsingular
  • robinsplural

1. a small wild bird with a brown or grey body and a bright red or orange patch on

1.名詞A1
釋義

知更鳥

胸前有紅褐色羽毛的小鳥

a small wild bird with a brown or grey body and a bright red or orange patch on its chest, commonly seen in gardens across Europe and North America

例句

Sophie spotted a robin hopping across the frozen lawn one winter morning.

Sophie 在一個冬天的早晨看到一隻知更鳥在結霜的草地上跳來跳去。

collocation: spotted a robin / a robin hopping

Grandma Chen pointed at the robin singing on the cherry tree branch.

陳奶奶指著櫻桃樹枝上唱歌的知更鳥。

collocation: a robin singing [on a branch]

常見搭配
  • robin's nest
  • robin's egg
  • red-breasted robin
  • robin sings
  • feed the robins
同義詞
  • blackbird

    a common garden bird with a black body (male) or brown body (female), not to be confused with robins which have a red chest

  • sparrow

    a smaller brown or grey garden bird that lacks the robin's red chest

文法句型

a robin

the robin

robins

用法筆記

Common in both British and American English, though the birds look slightly different. The European robin is smaller with a fully orange-red face and chest, while the American robin is larger with a grey-brown back and red belly.

常見錯誤

A red bird sat on the fence.' (when you mean a robin)
A robin sat on the fence.
'robin' is a specific kind of bird, not just any red bird.
I saw a robin cardinal in the park.
I saw a robin and a cardinal in the park.
a cardinal is a different red bird; don't combine the names.

同根字

  • robin's-egg
    形容詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • garden robin
  • robin population
  • robin nest
  • robin chick

常用片語

  • as cheerful as a robin
  • early bird catches the worm (said of robins)