C 鸟，禽 feathered with two wings and two legs, usually able to fly

　breed ～s　养鸟
　catch ～s　捕鸟
　hit ～s　打鸟
　stuff a ～　将一只鸟制成标本
　beautiful ～　大美人
　big ～s　大鸟
　charming ～　迷人的女郎
　clever ～　机灵鬼
　cunning ～　狡猾的家伙
　dead ～　死鸟
　early ～s　早起的鸟
　funny ～　风趣的人
　little ～　消息灵通的人
　migratory ～s　候鸟
　new ～　新的女朋友
　odd ～　怪人
　old ～　老家伙
　pernicious ～　害鸟
　queer ～　怪人
　small ～s　小鸟
　tropical ～s　热带鸟
　useful ～　益鸟
　waterfowl ～　水鸟
　wise ～s　聪明的人
　jail ～　囚犯
　baby ～s　雏鸟
　land ～s　陆禽
　wedding ～s　涉禽
　～ eggs　鸟蛋
　～ nest　鸟巢
　～ wing　鸟翅膀
　for the ～s　荒唐
　eat like a ～　吃得少
　～ of ill omen　不祥之鸟
　～ of passage　候鸟，行踪不定的人
　～ of prey　猛禽
　～ of wonder　凤凰

　All birds lay eggs.　鸟都下蛋。
　The bat isn't a bird.　蝙蝠不是鸟。
　The woman blew her whistle, suddenly thousands of birds flew out of the trees towards her.　这女人吹了一下口哨，突然成千上万只鸟从树上向她飞过来。
　He feeds various birds.　他养了各种各样的鸟。
　The birds are chirping merrily.　鸟儿在欢快地鸣叫着。
　The birds were singing in the trees.　鸟儿在树丛中鸣唱。
　When it blows or rains, the mother bird covers the young with her wings.　刮风或是下雨时，母鸟就用翅膀护着幼鸟。
　There the birds nest and bring up the young.　这些鸟在那里筑巢并哺育幼鸟。
　The boys buried the dead bird in the backyard.　孩子们把死鸟埋在后院。
　He stuffed a bird.　他将一只鸟制成标本。
　Seeds are used as food for caged birds.　种子被用来喂养笼中的鸟了。
　The bird seized the insect and bore it off to its nest.　那只鸟捕捉到了一只昆虫并把它叼到了鸟巢里。
　The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.　鸟儿迅速扑动双翅，继续飞行。
　He hit the bird with his first shot.　他一枪就打中了那只鸟。
　What family does this bird belong to?　这鸟属于哪一科?
　Tom fired five shots, but no one of them brought down a bird.　汤姆放了5枪，但一只鸟也没有打中。
　He is training a bird to sing.　他在训练鸟唱歌。
　Some birds build nests out of twigs.　一些鸟用小树枝筑巢。
　A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.　鸟以声闻，人以言知。
　A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
　Kill two birds with one stone.　一箭双雕。
　A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.　多得不如现得。
　Birds of a feather flock together.　物以类聚，人以群分。
　Each bird loves to hear himself sing.　文章都是自己的好。
　Fine feathers do not make fine birds.　衣着漂亮不见得人好。
　The early bird catches the worm.　捷足先登。
　Bill is taking his bird to the pictures tonight.　比尔今晚带他的女朋友去看电影。
　Terry's got a new bird.　特里有了一个新女朋友。
　What a charming bird the waitress is!　那个女招待是多么媚人的小姐啊！
　The professional footballer who also plays cricket is a rare bird nowadays.　职业足球员也打板球的现在很少了。
　Your elder sister is really a little bird.　你姐姐真是个消息灵通的人。
　He's a queer bird.　他是个怪人。

 ♣ for the birds
1. 乏味；索然无趣not interesting; dull
　I think history is for the birds.　我觉得历史课很乏味。
2. 愚蠢silly; foolish; stupid
　Their opinions on art are for the birds.　他们对艺术的见解愚蠢可笑。
 ♣ get the bird
1. 在台上被喝倒彩be hissed on the stage
　The singer got the bird yesterday.　那位歌手昨天在台上被喝倒彩。
2. 被嘲笑；碰钉子be laughed at; be refused
　I asked him for some money and got the bird.　我向他借些钱，但是碰了钉子。
3. 被解雇；被开除be dismissed
　Jack got the bird for being saucy to the manager.　杰克因为对经理不礼貌而被解雇了。

　bird　与其他名词构成合成词时，分写、半连写和连写，意思常差别很大。例如：
　black bird　黑色的鸟—blackbird画眉
　red bird　红色的鸟—redbird北美红鸟
　blue bird　蓝色的鸟—bluebird北美蓝色知更鸟
　bird's eye　鸟眼—bird's-eye一种开小花的植物。

　［词源］　古英语bridd（小鸟）