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cuckoo

/koo-koo, kook-oo/US // ˈku ku, ˈkʊk u //UK // (ˈkʊkuː) //

布谷鸟,杜鹃,杜鹃鸟,杜鹃花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural cuck·oos.

    • : a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.
    • : any of several other birds of the family Cuculidae.
    • : the call of the cuckoo, or an imitation of it.
    • : Slang. a crazy, silly, or foolish person; simpleton.
v.无主动词 verb
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    cuck·ooed, cuck·oo·ing.

    • : to utter the call of the cuckoo or an imitation of it.
v.有主动词 verb
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    cuck·ooed, cuck·oo·ing.

    • : to repeat monotonously.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : Slang. crazy; silly; foolish.
    • : of, relating to, or like a cuckoo.

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Examples

  • It also cannot discern between certain species that look alike, such as cuckoos and sparrowhawks.

  • Hashtag patriots are cobbling together a legend around Maricopa that fits into the cuckoo mythology of Trumpism.

  • I want the rebirth, the renewal, the rejuvenation, the dewdrops and showers, the first cuckoos and ascendant larks, the dooryard lilacs and budding twigs.

  • We understand—who would want to give up the angelic Keita, even if it means raising a cuckoo?

  • She Said: Jace, their daughter was on the verge of another home invasion at the hands of Cuckoo Disfigured Larry.

  • He benefited, of course, from an opposition party that went a little cuckoo.

  • From the point of view of the Notre Dame football team, that had to be something of a relief: She was an unbalanced cuckoo clock.

  • Among the variety of birds, several black cockatoos and the pheasant cuckoo were seen.

  • A lovely bracket of carved wood fixed to the wall held a cheap cuckoo-clock from Switzerland.

  • Suddenly he takes out his pipe, plays "cuckoo" to himself very solemnly, and is immensely relieved thereby.

  • Soon a cuckoo called from the distance and in a few moments the caravan was ready to move on.

  • Cuckoo Peter has read in the holy books that 'the goods of the sinner are reserved for the just!'