cuckoo
英 ['kʊkuː]
美['kʊku]
- n. 布谷鸟；杜鹃鸟；傻子；咕咕声
- adj. 愚笨的；疯狂的
- vi. 学杜鹃叫
- vt. 不停地重复
词态变化
复数: cuckoos;
中文词源
cuckoo 布谷鸟
拟声词，模仿布谷鸟的叫声。
英英释意
- 1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- 2. any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
英文词源
- cuckoo
- cuckoo: [13] So distinctive is the cuckoo’s call that it is not always clear whether the names for the bird in various languages, based on the call, owe their similarity to borrowing or coincidence – Dutch, for instance, has koekoek, Russian kukúshka, Latin cuculus, and Greek kókkūx. In the case of English cuckoo, it seems to have been borrowed from Old French cucu, which was of imitative origin. Its first appearance is in the famous Cuckoo song of the late 13th century (‘Sumer is icumen in, lhude sing, cuccu!’), where it replaced the native Middle English word yeke (from Old English gēac, also of imitative origin).
- cuckoo (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French cocu "cuckoo," also "cuckold," echoic of the male bird's mating cry (compare Greek kokkyx, Latin cuculus, Middle Irish cuach, Sanskrit kokilas). Slang adjectival sense of "crazy" is American English, 1918, but noun meaning "stupid person" is recorded by 1580s, perhaps from the bird's unvarying, oft-repeated call. The Old English name was geac, cognate with Old Norse gaukr, source of Scottish and northern English gowk. The Germanic words presumably originally were echoic, too, but had drifted in form. Cuckoo clock is from 1789.
词组搭配
cuckoo in the nest
an unwelcome intruder in a place or situation
不速之客；闯入者
实用场景例句
- O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird.
- 杜鹃啊! 我该称你为[鸟]?
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- The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
- 布谷鸟预告春天的来临.
《简明英汉词典》
- There's a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes.
- 这儿一只画眉和杜鹃.
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- I found a male cuckoo singing on the top of a tree, very outstanding place.
- 一只雄性的小杜鹃是在太很显眼的树顶点上叫的.
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- European arum resembling the cuckoo pint.
- 类似于天南星的欧洲海芋植物.
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- He has gone absolutely cuckoo.
- 他简直疯了.
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- Jane imitates the cuckoo.
- 简模仿布谷鸟的叫声.
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- The mellowness of the cuckoo report the come of spring.
- 杜鹃甜美的叫声报告了春天的来临.
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- I can tell by its sounds. a cuckoo.
- 光听声音就知道了. 是杜鹃鸟.
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- The farmers know it is time to reap their crops when the cuckoo sings.
- 布谷鸟一叫,乡亲们都知道要割麦子了.
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- In England the cuckoo is the herald of Spring.
- 在英国杜鹃鸟预示春天的来临.
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- North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young.
- 北美杜鹃; 筑巢并养育自己的幼鸟.
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- Our little friends swallow, sparrow and cuckoo have some questions for you.
- 我们的小燕子 、 小麻雀、小杜鹃特地托我带来一些问题.要考考大家.
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- Children admire the fairies in that tale living in cloud cuckoo land.
- 孩子们很羡慕故事中生活在仙境里的仙女们.
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- The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds'nests.
- 杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cuckoo is the herald of spring.
- 杜鹃鸟预告春天的来临.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cuckoo is the harbinger of spring.
- 布谷鸟的歌声预示春天的到来.
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- The cuckoo is characterized by its familiar call.
- 杜鹃为人熟知的叫声是它的特征.
《简明英汉词典》
- In England the cuckoo is a herald of spring.
- 在英国杜鹃鸟是春天的预告.
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- Wong Kwong Yu and his wife have always cuckoo calls unanswered.
- 而黄光裕及其妻子杜鹃的电话也始终无人接听.
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- The cuckoo clock poked out its head and called nine o'clock.
- 布谷鸟钟表伸出它的头,报时9点.
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- In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
- 在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A cuckoo flew over, calling loudly.
- 一只布谷鸟飞过, 鸣声响亮.
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- Don't think he's a cuckoo. He's pretty smart indeed.
- 不要以为他是个傻瓜, 其实他是很精明的.
辞典例句
- Huang's wife and one of the main financial cuckoo have absconded, involving more than Major cases.
- 黄的老婆杜鹃和一主要财务人员已潜逃, 涉及多起重大案件.
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- The cuckoo ceases its warbling at twilight.
- 在黄昏杜鹃停止了它的啼鸣.
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- I thought I was hearing things yesterday. I thought I heard a cuckoo.
- 我想昨天我出现幻听了。我以为听到了布谷鸟叫。
柯林斯例句