whippoorwill
英 ['wɪpəwɪl]
美['hwɪpʊ,wɪl]
- n. 北美夜鹰
词态变化
复数: whippoorwills;
中文词源
whippoorwill 三声夜鹰
拟声词，模仿这种夜鹰的凄厉的叫声。
英文词源
- whippoorwill (n.)
- 1709, imitative of its cry.
双语例句
- 1. A whippoorwill came in and sat on the banister and sung.
- 一只夜鹰飞来,落在栏杆上叫个不停.
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