woodpeckers

英 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkəz]

美 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkərz]

n.  啄木鸟
woodpecker的复数

柯林斯词典

• 啄木鸟
  Awoodpeckeris a type of bird with a long sharp beak. Woodpeckers use their beaks to make holes in tree trunks.

双语例句

• In the sycamores there was an uproar of linnets, sparrows triumphed, woodpeckers climbed along the chestnut trees, administering little pecks on the bark.
  埃及无花果树丛中莺群一片啁啾，麻雀在唱凯歌，啄木鸟爬土板栗树用嘴在树皮的窟窿里啄着。
• We know how easily these splendid woodpeckers hop around tree trunks to stay out of sight.
  我们都知道这些美丽的啄木鸟能够在树干之间轻松地跳来跳去躲开人的视线。
• Scientists who pioneer research into why woodpeckers do not get headaches and whether dung beetles like their diet have at last been recognized for their work.
  研究啄木鸟为什麽不头痛和金龟子是否喜欢吃大粪的科学家们终于得到了肯定。
• Any of various large North American woodpeckers of the genus colaptes, especially c.auratus, the common flicker, having a brown back, spotted breast, and white rump.
  扑动北美洲多种大的扑动属啄木鸟中的一种，尤指扑动，通常长着褐色的背部、带斑点的胸部和白色的尾部。
• They included rewards for boffins who had researched into why woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that tapping, and whether dung beetles really enjoy their diet of faeces.
  其中包括奖励研究啄木鸟为什么不头疼、龟子是否真正享受大粪的科学家们。
• But altruism does not exist only in humans: it has been observed in woodpeckers, leafcutter ants and vampire bats.
  但利他行为并不是人类的专利，啄木鸟、切叶蚁和吸血蝙蝠都有利他行为。
• How did woodpeckers get their name?
  啄木鸟是怎么得名的？
• Why woodpeckers don't get headaches?
  为何啄木鸟不会头痛？
• Chickadees, woodpeckers, and owls stay north for the season.
  山雀、啄木鸟和猫头鹰呆在北方度过这个季节。
• Suddenly, Pinocchio's nose shrank to its normal size again and the woodpeckers flew off.
  突然，皮诺奇的鼻子又缩回到正常大小，那些啄木鸟就飞走了。