Kestrel
发音
英 [ 'kestrəl]
美 [ 'kestrəl]
-
- n.
- （产于欧洲的）茶隼（一种鹰）
单词词源
kestrel 小隼
可能来自古法语crecerelle变体，鹰，隼，拟声词，-elle,小词后缀。
双语例句
- 1. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone , but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks .
- 一般的红隼独自栖息和狩猎，但小部分红隼群栖群猎。
- 2. Any of various small falcons belonging to the genus falco that are distributed worldwide , especially the american kestrel and the european kestrel .
- 红隼属鹰科的一种小游隼，分布于世界各地，尤指美洲红隼和欧洲红隼。
- 3. Colonial nester on cliffs ; hovers less than common kestrel ; wingbeat very fast ; mostly eats insects ; migrates in large flocks .
- 于悬崖峭壁结群营巢；主要以昆虫为食；较红隼少停在空中鼓翼，振翼甚快；迁徙时结大群。
- 4. It hounds an alarmed kestrel out of the park , then barrels through a flock of seagulls . Satisfied , the kite returns to its perch and shows off the black epaulettes on its grey back .
- 它把一只警惕的雀鹰赶出了公园，又高速飞过了一个海鸥群，然后心满意足的飞回了巢穴来炫耀它灰色后背上的黑色羽毛。