Pigeon
[ 'pɪdʒɪn ]
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n. 鸽子;<非正式>易受骗的人;<非正式>责任;
📝 例句
A pigeon was cooing up in one of the elms.
一只鸽子在榆树上咕咕地叫。
The passenger pigeon is extinct.
旅鸽已绝种。
He was a pigeon, a victim of a confidence game.
他上当受骗了。
A pigeon probably has his Huff Duff in that incrustation above his beak.
鸽子也有它的无线电高频测向仪，也许就是它喙上部的那个硬包吧。
A pigeon was cooing up in one of the elms.
一只鸽子在榆树上咕咕地叫。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pi-拼音“批”,ge-拼音“鸽”,on-在…上:一批鸽子在天上飞
※ pig-猪,e-拼音“娥”,on-在…上:猪八戒邀请嫦娥坐在鸽子上
※ pig-猪,e-拼音“鹅”,on-在…上:想象画面“一只鹅站在猪身上,鹅头上有只鸽子”
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pigeon
n
1
(a) [C] any of several types of wild or tame bird of the dove family 鸽子
a `carrier-/`homing-pigeon, ie one trained to carry messagesor to race as a sport 信鸽. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page iv.
(b) [U] flesh of a wild pigeon eaten as food 野鸽肉
[attrib 作定语]
pigeon pie 鸽肉排.
2 (idm 习语) `one's pigeon (infml 口) one's responsibility or business 自己的责任或事情
I don't care where the money comes from
that's not `my pigeon. 我不管钱从哪儿来, 那不是我的事. put/set the cat among the pigeons => cat1.
🎯 考研助记
皮(pi)革(ge)穿身上(on)的 鸽子 pig+e+on:猪上有鹅，鹅上有 鸽子
🔁 扩展释义
*['pidʒin]n. 鸽子, 易上当受骗的人, 年轻女子
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Bison were killed for their meat, while their fur provided warm clothing during cold winters.
他们杀野牛，吃野牛肉，用野牛毛皮制成冬季御寒的衣服。
The fire service began to wonder whether a gas might have caused the fire.
消防部门开始怀疑有一种气体可能会导致火灾。
On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.
一回到印度，他就得到一个去南非办理一桩法律案件的机会。