auk

[US]/ɔːk/
[UK]/ɔk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 北极海鸟 一种海雀。
Word Forms
复数auks

Phrases & Collocations

Black auk

黑海鸚鵡

Thick-billed auk

厚嘴海雀

Great auk

巨海雀

Example Sentences

in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls.

春天,这些悬崖上挤满了海鸦和海鸥。

Real-world Examples

Stuff as many little auks inside it as you can.

往里面塞尽可能多的海雀。

Source: Human Planet

She also included two extinct birds: the Dodo and the Great auk.

渡渡鸟和大海雀。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2022 Collection

However, evidence suggests that the auk was an excellent swimmer and diver.

然而,有证据表明海雀是出色的游泳运动员和潜水员。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

This stuffed animal is not the giant penguin it appears to be, but an auk.

这个毛绒玩具不是它看起来的巨型企鹅,而是一只大海雀。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

Of course, we believe it's important to take extra precautions to preserve the remaining great auk skins.

当然,我们认为采取额外的预防措施来保护剩余的大海雀皮很重要。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

The great auk, as you can see, was a rather large bird, and it couldn't fly either.

如您所见,大海雀是一种相当大的鸟,它也不会飞。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

The only unusual object I picked up was an auk's egg of remarkable size, for which a collector would have paid more than 1,000 francs.

我没有得到什么新奇的东西,就是拾得一个海枭的蛋,蛋特别大,一个珍奇收藏家可能出一千多法郎来收买。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

In fact, records indicate that the auk was rather tasty and that its eggs --- Excuse me...that its eggs and feathers were useful as well.

事实上,记录表明海雀非常好吃,而且它的蛋——对不起… … 它的蛋和羽毛也很有用。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

This particular kind of auk is very rare --- only 78 skins are known to exist and most are not preserved as well as this one.

这种特殊的海雀非常罕见——已知仅存在 78 种皮,而且大多数都没有像这只海雀那样保存完好。

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

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