cuckoo

英 ['kʊkuː] 美 ['kʊkuː]

• n. 杜鹃；杜鹃的叫声
• v. 像杜鹃一样咕咕叫
• adj. <非正式>愚蠢的；疯狂的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2. any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

Verb:

1. repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The cuckoo is the herald of the spring.
   杜鹃报春。
2. The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
   杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。
3. Germany is famous for its cuckoo clocks.
   德国以它的咕咕钟著名。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Hey! Don't be calling me cuckoo in the head!
   嘿!不要说我不正常!
2. He has gone absolutely cuckoo .
   他简直疯了。

经典引文

• The merry Cuckow, messenger of Spring.

  出自： Spenser

词汇搭配

• cuckoo clock 布谷鸟钟(报时似布谷...
• cuckoo spit 泡沫(沫蝉科)...
• a cuckoo in the nest 破坏他人家庭幸福的人...
• cuckoo ray 杂斑鳐
• cloud-cuckoo-land 脱离现实的幻境...

近反义词

【近义词】

• eccentric 古怪的
• strange 奇怪的
• weird 离奇的
• unusual 异常的
• bizarre 奇异的
• unconventional 非传统的
• twat <俚>傻瓜
• goose 鹅
• goof 愚蠢的人
• bozo [美俚]家伙
• jackass 公驴
• zany 小丑
• fathead 傻头傻脑的人...
• goofball <俚>镇静剂