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winged

/wingd or, especially Literary, wing-id/US // wɪŋd or, especially Literary, ˈwɪŋ ɪd //UK // (wɪŋd) //

有翼的,有翅的,有翅膀的,有翼

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having wings.
    • : having a winglike part or parts: a winged bone; a winged seed.
    • : abounding with wings or winged creatures.
    • : moving or reaching swiftly on or as if on wings: winged words.
    • : rapid or swift.
    • : elevated or lofty: winged sentiments.
    • : disabled in the wing, as a bird.
    • : wounded in an arm or other nonvital part.

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Examples

  • The Greater Sac-winged bat, known for clinging to the sides of buildings and feasting on insects, couldn’t seem more different from a human.

  • Another mammal, the greater sac-winged bat, had been heard making babbling-like sounds in 2006.

  • After your bat has been safely returned to the great outdoors, it’s worthwhile to check your home carefully for any other winged tenants.

  • On your drive back home, head northeast through Tucson for a swing Catalina State Park for some Saguaros or Butterfly Peak Natural Area to again escape low-elevation heat and search for the park’s winged namesake.

  • Large-winged insects thrived in the Carboniferous Period, which spanned 359 million to 299 million years ago.

  • For centuries, scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior.

  • For 27 years, the 105 floors of Ryugyong Hotel, a monstrous three-winged, glass-and-concrete pyramid, have gone unused.

  • The punningly named, 6-foot-2, winged heroine Fevvers flies her way through 1890s Europe.

  • When morning light struck the water, there was a pair of widgeons, along with green-winged and cinnamon teals.

  • Bassam handed me a large piece, with no attempt to wave away the swirl of winged insects dive-bombing from all directions.

  • The voice is the most potent influence of expression, the winged messenger between soul and soul.

  • Even the air has its strange denizens in the guise of huge beetles and vampire-winged flying foxes.

  • It was one of those moments when his words were winged, and his whole being glowed with love and fire.

  • And the winged songsters answered her with little cries that mean "God keep you!"

  • Among the branches flit birds, and winged genii like little cupids.