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bird's-eye

/burdz-ahy/US // ˈbɜrdzˌaɪ //

鸟瞰图,鸟瞰,鸟眼,鸟瞰式

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : seen from above, as by a bird in flight; panoramic: a bird's-eye view of the city.
    • : omitting many details; broad; superficial; general: a bird's-eye view of ancient history.
    • : having spots or markings resembling the eyes of a bird: bird's-eye tweed.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bird's-eyes.

    • : any of various plants having small, round, bright-colored flowers, as a primrose, Primula farinosa, or a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys.
    • : Textiles. a woven, allover pattern on fabrics, characterized chiefly by small diamond shapes resembling the eyes of a bird.a fabric having this pattern, especially a cotton used for diapers or a linen used for toweling.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insweeping

Examples

  • It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.

  • “A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.

  • The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.

  • “Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

  • This attack, coming just days after the PlayStation DDoS, was certainly an eye-opener.

  • Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.

  • But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

  • As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.

  • As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.

  • Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.