partridge
英 ['pɑːtrɪdʒ]
美['pɑrtrɪdʒ]
- n. [鸟] 鹧鸪；松鸡
- n. (Partridge)人名；(英)帕特里奇
词态变化
复数: partridges;
中文词源
partridge 山鹑
来自古法语pertis,改写自perdis,来自希腊语perdix,山鹑，来自PIE*perd,放屁声，嗡嗡声，拟声词。因这种鸟扇动翅膀时发出的嗡嗡的声音而得名，拼写受ridge或-dge影响俗化。
英英释意
- 1. flesh of either quail or grouse
- 2. heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
- 3. small Old World gallinaceous game birds
- 4. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
- 5. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
英文词源
- partridge (n.)
- late 12c., from Old French pertis, alteration of perdis (perhaps influenced by fem. suffix -tris), from Latin perdicem (nominative perdix) "plover, lapwing," from Greek perdix, the Greek partridge, probably related to perdesthai "to break wind," in reference to the whirring noise of the bird's wings, from PIE imitative base *perd- "to break wind" (cognates: Sanskrit pardate "breaks wind," Lithuanian perdzu, Russian perdet, Old High German ferzan, Old Norse freta, Middle English farten).
实用场景例句
- ...to shoot a partridge.
- 打山鹑
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Partridge Sisters : A Plural Marriage Case Study.
- 裴垂治姊妹: 多重婚姻个案研究.
期刊摘选
- What's a partridge, and what's a pear tree?
- 什么是山鹑, 什么是梨树?
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- The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
- 在梨树上的鹌鹑就是耶稣基督.
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- Partridge in a pear tree missed it too.
- 树上的鸟也没发现.
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- There is a dish of partridge at supper.
- 晚饭时有一盘鹧鸪做的菜.
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- I will be happy to take the partridge.
- 我情愿要这只鹧鸪.
辞典例句
- California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail.
- 加利福尼亚山鹑; 比加利福尼亚鹌鹑稍大.
期刊摘选
- The landlady pricked up her ears at this, and Partridge looked a little confounded.
- 听到这话,老板娘竖起了耳朵, 巴特里奇也有些发窘.
辞典例句
- I'll ask Professor Linda Partridge, Director of University College London's Institute of Healthy Ageing.
- 为此我请教了现任伦敦大学学院健康老龄化研究所所长,琳达·帕特里奇教授.
期刊摘选
- The boy potted a partridge.
- 男孩射杀了一只鹌鹑.
《简明英汉词典》
- A beater was sent ahead to scare out the partridge.
- 猎人助手被派到前面去把鹧鸪赶吓出来.
辞典例句
- And a partridge in a pear tree!
- 还有一支梨树上的鹧鸪!
期刊摘选
- The huntsman sent a beater ahead to scare out the partridge.
- 猎人派一名赶猎助手上前把鹧鸪从隐蔽处赶出来.
《简明英汉词典》
- The honesty of Partridge was equal to his understanding and both dealt only in small matters.
- 巴特里奇的诚实和他的理解力不相上下,这二者都专用在小事情上.
辞典例句
- Having dismissed the sagacious Partridge, Mr. Jones sat himself down to write.
- 琼斯先生把精明的巴特里奇打发走之后, 就坐下来写信.
辞典例句
- Jones was a little offended by the impertinence of Partridge.
- 琼斯对巴特里奇的这种唐突有些气恼.
辞典例句
- Side effects are another area where effective interventions are available, Partridge says.
- Partridge说,副作用是采用有效干预治疗的另一领域.
期刊摘选
- In London Christopher Gibbs has sold his stock and Partridge is in administration.
- 在伦敦ChristopherGibbs已经卖出了他的存货并由Partridge担任主管.
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- The wolf might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge.
- 狼可能因为追逐松鼠或鹧鸪而迷了路.
辞典例句
- Jim Partridge chucked himself off some bridge or other.
- 吉姆·帕特里奇从某座桥上跳了下去。
柯林斯例句