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oriole

/awr-ee-ohl, ohr-/US // ˈɔr iˌoʊl, ˈoʊr- //UK // (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) //

黄鹂鸟,鸧鹒,莺歌燕舞,莺鸟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.Compare golden oriole.
    • : any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World.

Examples

  • The next day, he spent the morning at Memorial Stadium pouring cokes at an Oriole party for a hundred poor children.

  • But Father Oriole heard the three willow whistles and he turned and began to whistle back—oh such a pretty song.

  • In the fork of two high branches was a great round nest—oh ever so much bigger than the thrush's and the oriole's.

  • Father Oriole, you see, was more interested in getting fat beetles and caterpillars for food.

  • And once Mother Oriole found, caught in the shutter, little threads of Hepzebiah's hair.

  • So for a number of days in the warm weather, and in the rainy weather too, Mother Oriole sat faithfully on her nest.