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stork

UK /stɔːk/US /stɔːrk/

词源

源自古英语 'storc',与德语 'Storch' 同源,拟声词模仿鹳的叫声。

noun

❶ 鹳,一种大型长腿水鸟,常见于湿地和河边,以鱼和青蛙为食。在西方文化中常被视为送子的象征。

“A stork landed gracefully by the riverbank.”

(一只鹳优雅地降落在河岸边。)

“We saw a pair of storks building their nest on the chimney.”

(我们看见一对鹳正在烟囱上筑巢。)

同义词:bird, wading bird, ciconiid

常见短语

the stork brings babies — 西方民间传说中鹳会送来婴儿,常用于向孩子解释新生儿的来源。

“When my little brother was born, my parents told me the stork brought him.”

(当我弟弟出生时,父母告诉我是鹳把他送来的。)