| 释义 |
choughn.
1.bird of the crow family. jackdaw鸦科鸟类，寒鸦。
△Lr.4.6.14(13):“The crows and choughs thatwing the midway air/Show scarce so gross as bee-tles.”在半空中展翅飞翔的老鸹和乌鸦看起来还没有甲虫那样大。
△Mac.3.4.125(124):“By maggot-pies andchoughs and rooks”，借助于喜鹊、乌鸦和白嘴鸦。
2. jackdaw,a bird that could be taught to speak;chat-terer八哥；饶舌者。
△Ham.5.2.90(87):“’Tis achough,but,as I say,spacious in the possession ofdirt.”他是一只小八哥，可是，我说过，他广有土地。 |