nightjar

英式音标：[ˈnaɪtdʒɑ:(r)]

美式音标：[ˈnaɪtˌdʒɑr]

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概况：

n. 欧夜鹰；蚊母鹰

词义：

n.

欧夜鹰，蚊母鹰；

英英释义

nightjar[ 'naitdʒɑ: ]

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

同义词：goatsuckercaprimulgid

用法：

权威例句

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英语词源：

nightjar (n.)

nocturnal bird, goatsucker, 1620s, from night + jar (v.). So called for the "jarring" sounds made by the male when the female is brooding, which have been described as a "churring trill that seems to change direction as it rises and falls." An Old English word for it was nihthræfn "night raven."

造句：

1. In 1971, the 1p and 2p decimal coins were introduced in Britain.

英国于1971年开始使用十进制的1便士和2便士硬币。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.

袖珍计算器只能计算到小数点后8位数。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The decimal 0.61 stands for 61 hundredths.

小数0.61代表61%。

来自《权威词典》

4. The figure is accurate to two decimal places .

这个数精确到小数点后两位。

来自《权威词典》

5. Britain converted to decimal currency on February 15 th, 1971.

英国于1971年2月15日改用十进位币制.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

[ decimal 造句 ]