音标:['kætbә:d] ;
n. 北美猫鸟
n. North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
词型变化:名词复数形式 : catbirds
词性分布:
名词100%

catbird的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Even from the first, the words went wrong, the catbird pecked away the nightingale.一开始字里行间就漏洞百出,猫声鸟居然把夜莺啄得铩羽而归。

词汇搭配

  • catbird seat <美方>有权力的职...
  • in the catbird seat处于非常有利的位置...
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