parrot

[US]/ˈpærət/
[UK]/ˈpærət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 鹦鹉
vt. 机械地模仿
Word Forms
过去分词parroted
过去式parroted
复数parrots
第三人称单数parrots
现在分词parroting

Example Sentences

Some parrots can talk.

有些鹦鹉能学人讲话。

The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.

鹦鹉的一身华丽羽毛使人们很爱它。

now the parrot has gone AWOL .

那只鹦鹉已不辞而别了。

the parrot screamed, furious at being caged.

鹦鹉因被关入笼中而愤怒尖叫。

encouraging students to parrot back information.

鼓励学生复述信息。

she repeated the phrase parrot-fashion.

她机械地重复那个短语。

parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.

鹦鹉在树上欢唱着

The parrot picked its seed.

鹦鹉啄食饲料

Mary is as sick as a parrot about losing her watch.

玛丽丢了表之后非常不高兴。

A parrot can sometimes make you embarrassed.

鹦鹉有时候会让人很尴尬。

He keeps a parrot in a birdcage in his living room.

他在客厅的鸟笼里养了一只鹦鹉。

Joseph Forshaw, the world renowned parrot expert and author of the classic Australian Parrots book, said he had never heard of a galah crossing with a cockatiel anywhere in the world.

世界知名的鹦鹉专家,澳洲鹦鹉经典手册的作者称他从未见过粉红巴丹与玄凤鹦鹉杂交。

When we were at school we used to learn history parrot-fashion; all I can remember now is the dates.

我们在学校时学习历史都是死记硬背,现在我能记住的只是一些年代。

She was as sick as a parrot when she found out that her sister had been nominated for a prize and she hadn’t.

得知妹妹获得奖项提名而自己没有,她大失所望。

PDD is a fatal disease that causes nervous system disorders in both domesticated and wild birds in the psittacine, or parrot, family worldwide.

前胃扩张症是一种致命性的疾病,它可以造成全世界范围内的不管是驯养的还是野生的鹦鹉目或科底下的鹦鹉神经系统紊乱。

Real-world Examples

Most people, most of the time, are mere parrots.

多数人在大多时候仅仅是鹦鹉学舌而已。

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

He kept his parrot in cage, in the corner.

在一个角落里,他在一个笼子里养着一只鹦鹉。

Source: Treasure Island ( abridged version)

I do love birds. Are there parrots there?

我真的很喜欢鸟类。那里有鹦鹉吗?

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Oh well, come on, be a parrot with me.

哦,好吧,来吧,和我一起假扮鹦鹉。

Source: Wow English

It is called the night parrot.

名为夜鹦鹉。

Source: VOA Special October 2017 Collection

I really like birds. I'd love to have a parrot.

我很喜欢鸟。我要是能够养一只鹦鹉,那就太好了。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

The bird is their parrot, which often rides in their truck.

这只鸟是他们的鹦鹉,经常在他们的卡车里。

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

The bird in the cage is a parrot.

笼子里的鸟是只鹦鹉。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Parrots abound in the forests of South America.

鹦鹉在南美洲的森林比比皆是。

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

It's kind of like a large fat parrot that lives on the ground.

这种鹦鹉体型庞大且肥胖,生活在地上。

Source: American English dialogue

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