goatsucker

英式音标：['gəʊtˌsʌkə]

美式音标：['goʊtˌsʌkə]

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词义：

n.

（欧）夜鹰；

英英释义

goatsucker[ 'ɡəut,sʌkə ]

n.mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

同义词：nightjarcaprimulgid

用法：

权威例句

`Goatsucker' Tales Fuel Imagination in Mexico

Goatsucker: toward a spatial theory of state secrecy

A Remarkable West Indian Goatsucker

The mythological goatsucker. (Brickbats).(Brief Article)

Rhodwr : (Nightjar, Goatsucker; Caprimulgus Europaeus)

XXVIII.—A Story about the Giant Goatsucker of Brazil (Nyctibius jamaicensis)

Daily Torpor in a Free-ranging Goatsucker, the Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

A synopsis of the races of the long-tailed goatsucker, Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield

Notice on the occurrence of the Red-necked Goatsucker (Caprimulgus ruficollis) in England

These raucous island adventures weave the myth and mystery of the chupacabra (Spanish for goatsucker) with some endearing island cha...

同义词：nighthawk,bullbat

造句：

1. His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.

他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star.

这个演员受到提携从无名少女一跃成为明星时年仅17岁。

来自《权威词典》

3. The obscurity of the passage makes several interpretations possible.

这段文字隐晦,因而有可能作出好几种解释.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. "How can that be?" asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply.

“怎么会那样呢？”亨特问道，亨利含糊费解的回答让他恼火。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier.

吉诺从底层社会的无名小卒一步步奋斗成为拥有百万家财的酒店大亨。

来自柯林斯例句

[ obscurity 造句 ]