finch

[US]/fɪn(t)ʃ/
[UK]/fɪntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 雀科鸣鸟;雀类 雀科鸣鸟,常见的雀类。
Word Forms
复数finches

Example Sentences

the finch's tail flicks up and down.

雀的尾巴轻快地上下抖动。

Strawberry Finch, Red Strawberry Finch, Red Avadavat, Coochin Finch, Red Waxbill.

草莓芬奇,红草莓芬奇,红色avadavat , coochin芬奇,红色的织布鸟。

studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity.

对金翅雀的研究,既有野生的,也有家养的。

We saw a finch light on (or upon ) a bough.

我们看到树枝上停着(或 upon ) 一只麻雀。

This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.

这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。

Poiché ogni volta che voi mangiate questo pane e bevete di questo calice, voi annunziate la morte del Signore, finch’egli venga.

你们每逢吃这饼,喝这杯,就是宣扬主的死,直等到他来。

A large, crested finch(Pyrrhuloxia sinuata) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having gray and red plumage and a short, thick bill.

灰额主红雀一种大型,有冠的雀科鸣鸟(灰额主红雀红交嘴鸟属)产于墨西哥以及美国西南部,长有灰色和红色的羽毛以及短而粗的喙

Real-world Examples

Imagine you're a finch on a Galapagos island.

想象你是加拉帕戈斯岛上的一只雀。

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

My teachers were always telling not to finch it.

我的老师告诉我别去挠它。

Source: The Road to Harvard: Original Soundtrack

Sanders and the bird, a house finch, stared at each another for several moments.

就这样,桑德斯与这只小鸟对视了几秒钟。

Source: VOA Special April 2016 Collection

Flocks of swallows, finches, and countless other birds feast on grass seeds and insects.

成群的燕子、雀类和无数其他鸟类以草籽和昆虫为食。

Source: Crash Course Botany

And zebra finch birds slow their songs and use higher tones to communicate with young.

斑胸草雀放慢歌声,用更高的音调与幼鸟交流。

Source: VOA Special July 2023 Collection

We think this evolved because the finches likely started picking off the parasites on the boobies.

我们认为这种进化是因为雀鸟很可能最初是啄食鲣鸟身上的寄生虫。

Source: Natural History Museum

The beak shapes of different species of Galapagos finches played an important part in Darwin's conception of natural selection.

加拉帕戈群岛不同雀类的鸟喙形状在达尔文的自然选择学说中扮演了重要角色。

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

To adapt a song without being taught how to means the finches must have some innate ability.

没有学过就能修改鸣叫声说明珍珠鸟必然有某种天生的能力。

Source: Why do we speak?

One of these isolated males was added to a group of females to create a new finch colony.

接着他将一只隔离后的雄鸟放入雌鸟群中以期造一个新的珍珠鸟群。

Source: Why do we speak?

Like Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands, the world's garbage patches may give birth to new life forms.

就像加拉帕戈斯群岛上的达尔文雀一样,世界上的垃圾区可能会孕育出新的生命形式。

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

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