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bly

UK /blaɪ/US /blaɪ/

词源

源自中古英语,可能模仿鸟类的鸣叫声而来。

noun

❶ 指一种小型鸟类,常见于欧洲和亚洲部分地区,以其明亮的羽毛和悦耳的鸣叫声著称。

“The bly sang beautifully in the morning.”

(那只bly在清晨唱得非常动听。)

“We spotted a bly nesting in the tree.”

(我们发现一只bly在树上筑巢。)

同义词:songbird, warbler, finch

常见短语

happy as a bly — 形容非常快乐或满足的状态,类似于“快乐得像只小鸟”。

“She was happy as a bly after receiving the good news.”

(收到好消息后,她快乐得像只小鸟。)