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词汇 bird
释义
bird
Theme: AVIATION
n. an airplane.
I like this bird. She's a dream to fly.The bird crashed on takeoff.
Theme: INSULT
n. a rude gesture made with the middle finger. (Usually with the.)
The kid gave me the bird, so I bopped him.A lot of little kids give people the bird all the time because they see it on television.
Theme: JEER
n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry.
The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making the bird.You guys making the bird aren't perfect either.
Theme: PEOPLE - STRANGE
n. an odd person.
Some old bird came up to me and tried to sell me a cookbook.This bird is too much for me. I'm leaving.
Theme: WOMAN
n. a woman; a girl.
I like the bird you were with last night.What a bird! I want one.
Bird
nickname Charlie Parker (1920–1955), the jazz legend credited as an originator of bebop, the jazz style that followed the big band swing era US, 1946
bird
noun
1
a young woman; a sweetheart. First used in C14; not considered a slang term until C19 when it also meant 'a prostitute' (obsolete by 1920). Primarily a British term, but briefly popular in the US in the late 1960s UK, 1838.
2
the vagina US, 1963.
3
an ordinary fellow. Also known as an 'old bird' US, 1839.
4
the penis US, 1969.
5
a homosexual man US, 1956.
6
a 25-cent piece US, 1949.
7
a surfer who uses any bird or wings as his surfboard logo US, 1988.
8
a police informer. From the sense of STOOL PIGEON and SING CANADA, 2002.
9
a certainty. A shortening of DEAD BIRD AUSTRALIA, 1941.
10
in horse racing, a horse that as seen as likely to win a race AUSTRALIA, 1989.
11
a twenty-five cent betting token US, 1974.
12
a gesture of the middle finger, meaning 'fuck you' US, 1961.
13
an amphetamine tablet US, 1992.
14
a kilogram of cocaine US, 2002.
15
Wild Turkey™ whisky US, 1984.
16
an aeroplane US, 1918.
17
a helicopter US, 2001.
18
a Ford Thunderbird car US, 1976.
19
a Pontiac Firebird car US, 1976⇨ See: BIRD LIME. for the birds1. no good, shoddy US, 1944.2. trivial; not worthy of intelligent interest US, 1951. out of your birdinsane UK, 2001. the bird1. negative criticism. Originally theatrical; now usually phrased 'get the bird' or 'give the bird' UK, 1884.2. a vocal demonstration of complete disapproval UK, 1952
⇨ bird lime; bird
noun
1
a sentence of imprisonment. Rhyming slang for TIME. The abbreviation is used especially in 'do bird' (to serve a prison sentence) UK, 1857.
2
by extension, a personal history of imprisonment. Rhyming slang for TIME UK, 1857
idiombird a bird's-eye view (of sth)a bird brainstupid/not intelligentspoken used about someone who you think is stupid:His new girlfriend's a bit of a bird brain, isn't she?You know who he is, he's that bird brain sportscaster on CNN who's always screaming the scores.the bird has flownused in order to say that someone who you wanted to catch has escaped:By the time the Admiral reached Dunkirk the birds had flown.Police went to the house but found that the bird had flown.a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)used in order to say that it is better to accept something that you have, than to try to get something better that you may not succeed in getting:If your investment pays a fixed rate of interest, that's a bird in the hand.It's not the greatest of jobs, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.do bird BrEBrEold-fashioned to spend time in prison:Just keep your mouth shut and do your bird. —see also do timean early birdused about someone who wakes up early or goes somewhere or does something earlier than other people:Are you an early bird, or do you like to sleep late in the mornings?A few early birds perched on bar stools, but for the rest of the band's audience it was standing room only.early-bird: They do a really cheap early-bird dinner, if you get there before six in the evening.the early bird catches/gets the wormused in order to say that if you do something early or before other people, you will gain an advantage :The early bird catches the worm, so send for your tickets now before they're gone.
NoteThis idiom is not used very frequently any more, although you may hear people use other words instead of 'worm' in order to make it fit a particular situation more exactlyThe election is still eighteen months away, but both the Republicans and the Democrats seem convinced that the early bird catches the voter.
eat like a birdto eat very little:Sheila eats like a bird - she needs to put on more weight.Jan had never had a big appetite, and now she pecked at her food like a bird.give sb the bird1 AmE (also flip (sb) the bird) to make a very rude sign by putting your middle finger up and your other fingers in a fist, when someone has done something that makes you angry:The guy in the blue Mustang just gave me the bird. What's his problem?The ad shows Graham flipping the bird during an outdoor concert in San Francisco.2 BrE to show strong disapproval of someone who is singing, acting, or speaking in public:He wasn't much good, and the audience really gave him the bird.When he put forward these ideas, he was given the bird, even by the socialist delegates.get the bird: BrEWe didn't exactly get the bird, but they couldn't understand what sort of music we were playing.a little bird told mespoken used in order to say that you know something but you are not going to say who told you:"How did you know it's my birthday?" "A little bird told me."A little bird told me that you're expecting a baby.a rare birdrare used about someone or something that is unusual:The school is lucky enough to employ a woman who is both a qualified teacher and a qualified librarian, a rare bird indeed.They also have that extremely rare bird, a good red Bergerac at a fair price (£2.89).

bird

1. n. a woman; a girl. I like the bird you were with last night.
2. n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry. The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making the bird.
3. n. an odd person. Some old bird came up to me and tried to sell me a cookbook.
4. n. a rude gesture made with the middle finger. (Usually with the. See comments at finger wave.) A lot of little kids give people the bird all the time because they see it on television.
5. n. an airplane. I like this bird. She’s a dream to fly.
6. n. one hundred dollars. This thing cost three birds! Bull!
See:
  • (as) free as a bird
  • (as) free as air
  • (not) a dicky bird
  • a bird in hand
  • a bird in the hand
  • a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  • a bird of passage
  • a bird's eye shot
  • a bird's eye view
  • a bird's-eye view
  • a box of birds
  • a home bird
  • a little bird
  • a little bird told me
  • a rare bird
  • an early bird
  • be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
  • be (strictly) for the birds
  • be a box of birds
  • bird
  • bird has flown, the
  • bird in (one's) bosom
  • bird in the hand
  • bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  • bird in the hand, a
  • bird of (one's) own brain
  • bird of passage
  • bird watcher
  • bird-brain
  • bird-brained
  • bird-dog
  • birds and the bees, the
  • bird's eye view
  • Birds in their little nests agree
  • birds of a feather
  • birds of a feather (flock together)
  • Birds of a feather flock together
  • birdseed
  • bird's-eye view
  • bird's-eye view, a
  • birdturd
  • boo bird
  • boo-bird
  • do bird
  • early bird
  • early bird catches the worm
  • early bird catches the worm, the
  • eat like a bird
  • eat like a bird/horse, to
  • eye-view
  • Fine feathers make fine birds
  • flip (one) the bird
  • flip off
  • flip someone the bird
  • flip/give/shoot somebody the bird
  • for the birds
  • for the birds, it's/that's
  • free as a bird
  • free as air/as a bird
  • ghetto bird
  • give (one) the bird
  • give someone the bird
  • have a bird
  • hit two birds with one stone
  • home bird
  • it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest
  • kill two birds with one stone
  • kill two birds with one stone, to
  • king of birds
  • ladybug, ladybug, fly away home
  • little bird told me
  • little bird told me, a
  • little bird told one, a
  • not a dicky bird
  • not hear a dicky bird
  • not say a dicky bird
  • not say/hear a dicky bird
  • odd bird
  • on the bird
  • rare bird
  • rare bird, a
  • shoot (one) the bird
  • snowbird
  • strange bird
  • strictly for the birds
  • the bird has flown
  • the birds and the bees
  • The early bird catches the worm
  • two birds with one stone
  • wading bird
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