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gier-eagle

/jeer-ee-guhl/US // ˈdʒɪərˌi gəl //

禿鷹,秃鹰,雄鹰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bird, probably the Egyptian vulture, regarded as unclean. Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17.

Examples

  • Also in Germany, he made The Mountain Eagle, which was set, Hitchcock recalled, “in Old Kentucky, wherever that might be.”

  • During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.

  • The exercise, called Anatolian Eagle, was conducted well out of sight of the wars raging in Syria and Iraq.

  • These Tumblrs have both gone viral, but New York subway cars are still full of men sitting spread eagle across three seats.

  • As for the other two famous images, the blood eagle and the berserker—those are the result of mistranslations.

  • We always think of “eagle” when we think of “swoop,” but we do not often think of “swoop” when we think of “eagle.”

  • He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.

  • A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.

  • Thus once again was Siyes' saying proved correct: "He is a blackbird who thinks himself an eagle."

  • When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.