songbirds

英 [ˈsɒŋbɜːdz]

美 [ˈsɔŋˌbɜrdz]

n.  鸣禽
songbird的复数

柯林斯词典

• 鸣鸟;鸣禽
  Asongbirdis a bird that produces musical sounds which are like singing. There are many different kinds of songbird.

双语例句

• Songbirds sing to entice mates, and the timing of those songs is often regulated by sunlight.
  鸣鸟会通过唱歌吸引伴侣，而唱歌的时间是随着阳光调整的。
• If the analysis by the researchers is confirmed, mice can be added to the short list of creatures that sing in the presence of the opposite sex, including songbirds, humpback whales, porpoises, insects and, possibly, bats.
  如果研究者们的分析能够得到证实，老鼠可以加入会在异性面前“唱歌”的生物之列，这类动物包括鸣雀、座头鲸、昆虫，可能还有蝙蝠。
• Any of various small, often brownish or grayish Old World songbirds of the family silviidae, as the blackcap and the whitethroat.
  鸣禽任何一种属于银莺科的小型、常为棕色或灰色的东半球歌鸟，如黑顶莺和灰莺。
• Scientists have discovered that some migratory songbirds settle on where to set up home by listening to the singing of others that have successfully raised a family in a particular habitat.
  科学家们发现，一些迁徙的鸣禽通过聆听其它鸟儿的鸣叫，来决定在哪里安家那些鸟儿已经在某个特定栖息地成功地组建家庭。
• Do the songbirds realise that they're singing in their sleep?
  这些唱歌的鸟又是否意识到自己在睡眠中唱歌呢？
• Any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America.
  欧洲和北美洲多种吃种子的歌鸟。
• The two little songbirds were blown out of their nest last week by a strong wind.
  在上个星期，这两只小歌唱家的巢被强风吹毁了。
• Effect of Sex Hormones on Song Plasticity in Adult Songbirds
  性激素对成年鸣禽鸣唱可塑性的影响
• Given a boost of testosterone, young male songbirds sing more sweetly, fly farther, and are more attractive to the females.
  因受到睾酮激励，年轻的雄性鸣鸟歌唱得更悦耳，飞翔得更远，对雌鸟更具吸引力。
• One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds.
  一天，她走在丛林中，发现两只快要饿死的小鸟。