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parrot

UK //ˈpær.ət//US //ˈper.ət//

词源

源自中古法语 'perrot',可能是 'Pierre'(彼得)的昵称形式,后来用于指代鹦鹉。

noun

❶ 鹦鹉,一种色彩鲜艳的鸟类,通常有弯曲的喙,能够模仿人类说话和其他声音。

“The parrot squawked loudly when the phone rang.”

(电话响起时,鹦鹉大声尖叫。)

“She taught her parrot to say 'hello' and 'goodbye'.”

(她教她的鹦鹉说“你好”和“再见”。)

同义词:bird, mimic, macaw

verb

❶ 机械地重复或模仿他人的话,通常不带理解或思考。

“The child parroted everything his teacher said.”

(那个孩子机械地重复老师说的每一句话。)

“He just parrots the opinions he hears on TV without thinking.”

(他只是不加思考地重复在电视上听到的观点。)

同义词:imitate, echo, repeat

常见短语

parrot fashion — 机械地模仿或重复,通常指不加理解地学习或重复信息。

“He learned the poem by rote, reciting it parrot fashion.”

(他通过死记硬背学会了这首诗,机械地背诵。)