curlew是什么意思？

curlew

英[ˈkɜ:lju:] 美[ˈkɜrlju]

• n. 一种鸟；

复数：curlews;

例句

• He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din. 他可以听到一些杓鹬所发出的那种穿透喧嚣的诡异叫声.
• New World curlew that breeds in northern North America. 在北美洲北部繁殖的新大陆杓鹬.
• Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew. 东半球矶鹬,嘴巴弯曲象麻鹬.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  杓鹬(生活在水边的棕黄色大型鸟，腿长，喙长而弯，叫声独特)
  A curlew is a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill