grey heron的意思|示意

美 / ɡrei ˈherən / 英 / ɡre ˈhɛrən /

苍鹭


grey heron的用法详解

Grey Heron(灰鹭)是一种大型鸟类,头部上有褐色羽毛,耳朵和脖子呈灰色,胸部灰褐色,尾部黑色,翅膀灰褐色。它们主要捕食鱼类、蛙类、小型哺乳动物,以及鸟类的幼鸟。

Grey Heron一般被用来形容某人在被挫折和挫败时,出现的卑微的姿势。如果一个人受挫折后,自降身份,可以用“grey heron”来比喻:

例:The salesman was so embarrassed when his boss scolded him, it was like a grey heron that had been shot.

(推销员被老板责骂后,十分尴尬,就像击中被射中的灰鹭一样。)

Grey Heron还可以比喻某人在接受诱惑时经不住诱惑:

例:The mere mention of cake was enough to make him a grey heron.

(只要提到蛋糕就足以让他屈膝。)

另外,“Grey Heron”也可以比喻某人屈从于某人的压力而被欺骗:

例:He was certainly no grey heron when it came to being defrauded by someone.

(当某人骗他时,他肯定不会被压服。)

grey heron相关短语

1、 grey heron scapular 灰苍鹭羽毛

2、 Grey heron mugging 灰鹭的哑剧

3、 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 苍鹭

4、 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 苍鹭

grey heron相关例句

The heron is one of the UK's largest native birds and grey herons are also common around garden ponds.

鹭是英国最大本土鸟类之一,苍鹭也经常出现在池塘。

A grey heron makes its way to the reed.

一只灰色的苍鹭制造着它到芦苇从中的路。

A grey heron catches a crab at the RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire.

兰开夏郡锡尔弗代尔,皇家保护鸟类协会莱顿·莫斯自然保护区,苍鹭抓住一只螃蟹。