pewee

n. [鸟]美洲小燕

发音

/ˈpi.wi/

词形变化

pewees 复数 pewees

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A woodcock.

    美国 可数 方言 不可数
  3. 3.

    An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.

    不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

pee-wee peewit pewit wood pewee

上位词 3

flycatcher New World flycatcher tyrant flycatcher

相关短语

wood pewee [鸟类]东西绿霸鹟 smoke-colored pewee eastern wood pewee

词源

Imitative of the vocalisations of various birds. For the passerine, originally imitative of the vocalisations of the eastern wood pewee, later extended to other members of the same genus.

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