waterfowl
/ˈwɔːtəfaʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔtɚfˌaʊl] /ˈwɔːtərfaʊl/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔtɚfˌaʊl] /ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfau̇(-ə)l How to pronounce waterfowl (audio) ˈwä-/ (ame, mw)
waterfowl — 名詞
- waterfowlsingular
- waterfowlsplural
1. a bird that lives near and can swim in rivers, lakes, or other freshwater areas—
水禽
生活在淡水區域的水鳥
a bird that lives near and can swim in rivers, lakes, or other freshwater areas—many types of waterfowl are hunted for their meat or as a sport
Each autumn, Tamás and his father hunt waterfowl near a large lake outside town.
每年秋天，Tamás 和父親在鎮外的大湖邊獵水禽。
collocation: hunt waterfowl
The ornithologist spotted several species of waterfowl, including ducks and geese, at the wetlands.
那位鳥類學家在溼地觀察到好幾種水禽，包括鴨和鵝。
collocation: species of waterfowl
Stephanie took her binoculars to the reserve to watch waterfowl swimming on the pond.
Stephanie 帶著望遠鏡到保護區觀察在池塘裡游水的水禽。
Faisal's biology class went to the lake to identify types of waterfowl in their habitat.
Faisal 的生物課全班到湖邊觀察不同種類水禽在自然棲息地的模樣。
Migrating waterfowl stop at the reservoir each spring to rest and feed before continuing north.
每年春天，遷徙的水禽會在水庫停留休息和覓食，再繼續往北飛。
- water bird
broader term that includes seabirds and shorebirds, not just freshwater swimmers
- wildfowl
chiefly British English, with a stronger focus on game birds hunted for sport
- aquatic bird
more scientific register, covering any bird living in or near water environments
用法筆記
Commonly used as a plural noun with the same form as the singular: one waterfowl, many waterfowl. For referring to different species, the form waterfowls is also found in scientific writing.