beak

英 [biːk]

美 [biːk]

n.  鸟喙; 鹰钩鼻; 尖鼻; 鼻子; 掌权者; (尤指)法官

复数：beaks　现在分词：beaking　过去式：beaked　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.10354 / COCA.11092

牛津词典

noun

• 鸟喙
  the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth
  1. The gull held the fish in its beak.
     海鸥嘴里叼着鱼。
• 鹰钩鼻；尖鼻；鼻子
  a person's nose, especially when it is large and/or pointed
• 掌权者；（尤指）法官
  a person in a position of authority, especially a judge

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鸟喙；鸟嘴
  A bird'sbeakis the hard curved or pointed part of its mouth.
  1. ...a black bird with a yellow beak.
     一只黄喙黑鸟

英英释义

noun

• horny projecting mouth of a bird
  Synonym:billnebnibpecker
• beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
• informal terms for the nose
  Synonym:honkerhooternozzlesnootsnoutschnozzleschnoz
• a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures

verb

• hit lightly with a picking motion
  Synonym:peckpick

双语例句

• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.
  这种鸟用嘴作武器。
• The bird opened its beak and sang.
  鸟儿开口唱起歌。
• "Your nose is looking more and more like the beak of a bird," he would tell my daughter.
  “你的鼻子越来越像鸟嘴了。”他对我的女儿如是说。
• The crane loosened the bone with its beak, and finally got it out.
  鹤用他的嘴将骨头慢慢松动，终于取出了骨头。
• But it's the stiff upper beak and I have feelings.
  但是有你这个家伙高高在上，我也有感情。
• But as soon as she opened her beak, the cheese fell down.
  但她一张开嘴巴，那乳酪就掉下去了。
• I just don't picture you with a beak, I guess.
  我猜，我刚才不是用鸟嘴描述你。
• Once the man got the bird home, however, not another word passed his beak.
  然而，这人一把这鸟带回家，它就一个字也不说了。
• This bird, sharp of eye and deft of beak, can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.
  这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。
• A triceratops had three horns and a beak.
  一只三角恐龙有三个角和一个鸟嘴。