bird

bird — 名詞

1. an egg-laying animal with feathers, a beak, two legs, and wings; many kinds can

1.名詞A1
釋義

鳥

有羽毛、喙和翅膀的動物

an egg-laying animal with feathers, a beak, two legs, and wings; many kinds can fly

例句

A small brown bird landed on the kitchen window during breakfast.

早餐時，一隻小棕鳥停在廚房窗戶上。

collocation: a bird lands on a window

Two bright birds circled above the rice field after the tractor stopped.

拖拉機停下後，兩隻鮮豔的鳥在稻田上方盤旋。

pattern: be a strange bird

同義詞
  • fowl

    more formal and often used in hunting, farming, or technical contexts

  • birdie

    an affectionate or child-friendly word, not the usual neutral term

  • poultry

    refers only to domestic birds raised for food or eggs

文法句型

a bird

birds in the garden

hear a bird singing

用法筆記

This is the general everyday word. For a baby bird, chick is more specific, and poultry is used for farm birds kept for eggs or meat.

常見錯誤

❌I saw bird in the tree.
✅I saw a bird in the tree.
💡bird is a countable noun, so singular use needs a or the.

2. an informal word for a person, especially someone who seems unusual in a memorab

2.名詞C1
釋義

怪人；傢伙

指某種人，常帶古怪意味

an informal word for a person, especially someone who seems unusual in a memorable way

例句

That old bird next door feeds twelve cats and sings at midnight.

隔壁那個老傢伙養了十二隻貓，還會在半夜唱歌。

pattern: old bird for an unusual person

Our drama coach is a funny bird, but every student likes him.

我們的戲劇老師是個有點怪的傢伙，不過每個學生都喜歡他。

pattern: funny bird

同義詞
  • character

    often suggests a memorable or entertaining personality, sometimes warmly

  • fellow

    an older general word for a man or person, with less focus on strangeness

  • oddball

    stronger and more clearly critical than bird

文法句型

an odd bird

a funny old bird

a strange bird

用法筆記

Mostly British and informal. It often appears with adjectives like odd, funny, strange, or old, and it usually suggests personality rather than age or gender.

3. an old-fashioned informal word used rudely about a young woman

3.名詞C1
釋義

小妞

舊式俚語，帶輕蔑地叫年輕女子

an old-fashioned informal word used rudely about a young woman

例句

The rude customer called the waitress a silly bird.

那個沒禮貌的客人把女服務生叫成蠢女人。

offensive use: call someone a bird

In the old novel, the boys talk about meeting birds at dances.

那本老小說裡，那些男孩談著要去舞會認識年輕女子。

dated plural use

同義詞
  • girl

    neutral everyday word, often for someone younger than an adult woman

  • young woman

    neutral and polite, with no rude tone

  • chick

    also informal and can sound sexist or disrespectful

文法句型

call someone a bird

pretty bird

birds at the dance

用法筆記

Mostly British and now often dated. In present-day English, this use can sound sexist or insulting, so young woman, woman, or girl is usually safer.

常見錯誤

❌That bird at the front desk helped me.
✅That woman at the front desk helped me.
💡bird for a young woman often sounds rude or old-fashioned.

4. the light object with feathers that players hit back and forth in badminton

4.名詞B2
釋義

羽球

羽毛球比賽中擊打的球

the light object with feathers that players hit back and forth in badminton

例句

Nina served the bird deep to the back line.

Nina 把羽球發到很深的後場。

pattern: serve the bird

A wet bird dropped straight down before Omar could hit it.

那顆濕掉的羽球在 Omar 還來不及打到前就直直掉下來。

同義詞
  • shuttlecock

    the full standard term in badminton

  • birdie

    a very common informal sports word for the same object

  • shuttle

    a shorter sports word often used during play

文法句型

serve the bird

hit the bird

pick up the bird

用法筆記

Used in badminton as an informal short form. Shuttlecock is the standard full word in rules, lessons, and product names.

bird — 動詞