woodpeckers

英 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkəz]

美 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkərz]

n.  啄木鸟
woodpecker的复数

柯林斯词典

• 啄木鸟
  Awoodpeckeris a type of bird with a long sharp beak. Woodpeckers use their beaks to make holes in tree trunks.

双语例句

• They included rewards for boffins who had researched into why woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that tapping, and whether dung beetles really enjoy their diet of faeces.
  其中包括奖励研究啄木鸟为什么不头疼、龟子是否真正享受大粪的科学家们。
• Suddenly, Pinocchio's nose shrank to its normal size again and the woodpeckers flew off.
  突然，皮诺奇的鼻子又缩回到正常大小，那些啄木鸟就飞走了。
• Any of various large North American woodpeckers of the genus colaptes, especially c.auratus, the common flicker, having a brown back, spotted breast, and white rump.
  扑动北美洲多种大的扑动属啄木鸟中的一种，尤指扑动，通常长着褐色的背部、带斑点的胸部和白色的尾部。
• Any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers.
  南美洲和中美洲的多种鸟类，喙弯曲，尾部羽毛硬，爬行和进食类似啄木鸟。
• Downy woodpeckers can use the gleaned information while foraging in order to maximize their food-intaking rate.
  绒斑啄木鸟在觅食时可利用它们所收集的信息使其食物摄取率达到最大。
• At the same time, hill says, he heard a "double knock"-the unusual pecking sound that distinguishes the ivory-bill from other types of woodpeckers.
  就在同时，希尔听到了象牙喙区别于其它啄木鸟的独特的“双击”声。
• Any of six species of New World woodpeckers ( genus Colaptes) noted for spending much time on the ground eating ants.
  啄木鸟科扑动鴷属六种新大陆鸟。大部分时间消磨在觅食地上的蚂蚁。
• We know how easily these splendid woodpeckers hop around tree trunks to stay out of sight.
  我们都知道这些美丽的啄木鸟能够在树干之间轻松地跳来跳去躲开人的视线。
• Scientists who pioneer research into why woodpeckers do not get headaches and whether dung beetles like their diet have at last been recognized for their work.
  研究啄木鸟为什麽不头痛和金龟子是否喜欢吃大粪的科学家们终于得到了肯定。
• All the woodpeckers have scansorial feet.
  所有的啄木鸟都有适於攀爬的脚。