chiffchaff

n. 棕柳莺

发音

US /ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/

词形变化

chiffchaffs 复数 chiffchaffs

别名

chiff-chaff

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, common warbler, of species Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

  2. 2.

    Any of several other species of the same genus.

interj.
  1. 1.

    The song of the chiffchaff.

    英国 不可数

    I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.

相关短语

Iberian chiffchaff

词源

Echoic of the repetitive "chiff-chaff" song of the European species, Phylloscopus collybita. * Audio: (file)

来源：wiktionary