| 释义 |
whimbrel['hwimbrəl]n. 杓鹬 whimbrel whim.brel AHD: [hw¹m“br…l, w¹m“-] D.J. [6hw!mbr*l, 6w!m-]K.K. [6hw!mbr*l, 6w!m-]n.（名词）A grayish-brown wading bird(Numenius phaeopus) having a white, heavily streaked breast. 中杓鹬：一种灰褐色的涉水鸟（中杓鹬） ，胸膛白色，有很重的条纹 语源:Perhaps alteration of whimper [from its cry] 可能为 whimper的变化 [源于其叫声] |