water ouzel
water ouzel — 片語
1. a small, round brown bird that lives beside fast-moving streams and dives underw
河烏
棲息於湍急溪流、會潛水覓食的小型鳥
a small, round brown bird that lives beside fast-moving streams and dives underwater to feed on insects along the riverbed
Nadia spotted a water ouzel bobbing on a wet rock beside the stream.
Nadia 在溪邊一塊濕岩石上看見一隻河烏上下擺動。
spot + water ouzel for describing a wildlife sighting
The water ouzel dived into the cold river and walked along the stony bottom.
這隻河烏潛進冰冷的河裡，沿著滿是石頭的河底行走。
water ouzel + dive into [water] showing its underwater feeding
Beside the waterfall, João watched a water ouzel dip under the rushing water.
在瀑布旁，João 看著一隻河烏鑽進湍急的水流下方。
Water ouzels build round nests of moss close to fast mountain streams.
河烏會在快速流動的山間溪流附近，用苔蘚築起圓形的鳥巢。
Every winter, a water ouzel returns to the same quiet bend in our stream.
每年冬天，都會有一隻河烏回到我們那條溪流同一處安靜的彎道。
- dipper
the standard modern name; same bird, far more widely used today
用法筆記
Largely an older or regional name; modern field guides usually call this bird a 'dipper'.