parrot

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

Translation

n. 鸚鵡
vt. 機械地模仿
Word Forms
過去分詞parroted
過去式parroted
複數parrots
第三人稱單數parrots
現在分詞parroting

Example Sentences

Some parrots can talk.

有些鸚鵡能學人講話。

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

鸚鵡的一身華麗羽毛使人們很愛它。

now the parrot has gone AWOL .

那隻鸚鵡已不辭而別了。

the parrot screamed, furious at being caged.

鸚鵡因被關入籠中而憤怒尖叫。

encouraging students to parrot back information.

鼓勵學生複述信息。

she repeated the phrase parrot-fashion.

她機械地重複那個短語。

parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.

鸚鵡在樹上歡唱着

The parrot picked its seed.

鸚鵡啄食飼料

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

瑪麗丟了表之後非常不高興。

A parrot can sometimes make you embarrassed.

鸚鵡有時候會讓人很尷尬。

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

他在客廳的鳥籠裏養了一隻鸚鵡。

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.

世界知名的鸚鵡專家,澳洲鸚鵡經典手冊的作者稱他從未見過粉紅巴丹與玄鳳鸚鵡雜交。

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

我們在學校時學習歷史都是死記硬背,現在我能記住的只是一些年代。

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

得知妹妹獲得獎項提名而自己沒有,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.

前胃擴張症是一種致命性的疾病,它可以造成全世界範圍內的不管是馴養的還是野生的鸚鵡目或科底下的鸚鵡神經系統紊亂。

Real-world Examples

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

多數人在大多時候僅僅是鸚鵡學舌而已。

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

He kept his parrot in cage, in the corner.

在一個角落裏,他在一個籠子裏養着一隻鸚鵡。

Source: Treasure Island ( abridged version)

I do love birds. Are there parrots there?

我真的很喜歡鳥類。那裏有鸚鵡嗎?

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

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

哦,好吧,來吧,和我一起假扮鸚鵡。

Source: Wow English

It is called the night parrot.

名爲夜鸚鵡。

Source: VOA Special October 2017 Collection

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

我很喜歡鳥。我要是能夠養一隻鸚鵡,那就太好了。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

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

這隻鳥是他們的鸚鵡,經常在他們的卡車裏。

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

The bird in the cage is a parrot.

籠子裏的鳥是隻鸚鵡。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Parrots abound in the forests of South America.

鸚鵡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.

這種鸚鵡體型龐大且肥胖,生活在地上。

Source: American English dialogue

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