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源自中古英语 'heiron',古法语 'hairon',最终来自原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 鹭,一种长腿长颈的水鸟,常见于湿地或河边,以鱼类和小型水生动物为食。
“A heron stood motionless at the edge of the pond, waiting to catch a fish.”
(一只鹭一动不动地站在池塘边,等待捕捉一条鱼。)
“We saw a blue heron flying over the marshlands at sunset.”
(日落时分,我们看到一只蓝鹭飞过沼泽地。)
heron's nest — 鹭的巢穴,通常指鹭在高处(如树上)搭建的巢。
“We spotted a heron's nest high up in the old oak tree.”
(我们在老橡树的高处发现了一个鹭巢。)