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单词

sparrow

读音
ˈspæroʊ
美式
英式
词根

Sparrow 这个单词的词根是 Old English 的"spearwa",没有衍生出其他单词。

释义

n. 麻雀;矮小的人 [ 复数 sparrows ]

例句

With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.
麻雀忒儿一声飞了。
The sparrow answered, "Not wretch enough yet!"
麻雀回答说:“还不够可怜!”
The sparrow gave the old man a basket of gold and silver.
麻雀给了老人一篮子金子和银子。

强化记忆

你可以通过联想的方式记住这个单词,例如,将"Sparrow"和"arrow"联系起来,想象一个飞行的麻雀,像箭一样快。Sparrow这个词源自古英语的"spearwa",意为麻雀。在欧美文化中,sparrow常被用作谦卑,普通或无关紧要的象征。

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they tend to have a buzzing(Sound clip: Savannah sparrow song)type call.
when they bounce off the forest floor.And birds like this Savannah sparrow,they tend to have a buzzing
and it's kind of funny. It's like pirate typeface,like Captain Jack Sparrow typeface. Arr! Fear!Like, aww, that's not fearful. That's actually funny.
a fish nips at your toes,or a sparrow approaches your bench with a tilted headand a look that says, "Please share some of your bread with us."
the spirit of an unarmed civilian in the time of civil unrest,no peace, just Marvin Gaye falsettos arching like a broken-winged sparrow,competing against the empty sirens,
所属分类

出国,高中,专四专八,其他

所在词典

GRE填空及阅读机经,托福TPO阅读真题,各省高考英语阅读真题近六年,专四真题近十年,经济学人(The Economist)