parrot

英 [ˈpærət]

美 [ˈpærət]

n. 鹦鹉
v. 鹦鹉学舌地说…

复数：parrots　现在分词：parroting　过去式：parroted　第三人称单数：parrots　过去分词：parroted　

Collins.1 / BNC.8676 / COCA.9988

习惯用语

(as) sick as a parrot

noun

鹦鹉
a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types of parrot , most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as pets and can be trained to copy human speech.

verb

鹦鹉
Aparrotis a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say.
VERB 机械地模仿；鹦鹉学舌般地重复
If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that theyare parrotingit.
1. Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
  一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。
非常失望；失望至极
If you say that you feelas sick as a parrot, you feel very disappointed about something.

noun

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

verb

My friends keep a pet parrot in their house.
我的朋友们在家里养了一只宠物鹦鹉。
Clear and bright in the sunlit stream the trees of hanyang,| fragrant grasses, lush and green, all over parrot isle.
晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。（崔颢《黄鹤楼》）
This parrot screams but does not talk.
这只鹦鹉会尖叫，但不会说话。
I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago.
我要抱怨这只我不到半小时前买的鹦鹉。
Under the old system pupils often had to stand to attention and repeat lessons parrot fashion.
在旧体制下，学生常常得立正站好，机械地重复课文。
Is Polly a parrot? C.Yes, I am.
波利是一只鹦鹉吗？是的，我是。
The thief took our parrot, too!
那贼也带走了我们的鹦鹉。
I understand my lifestyle will be different with a parrot.
我了解我的生活方式将与鹦鹉不同。
Can you feed my parrot while I am away.
在我出走时，你能喂我的鹦鹉吗？
If one day, a parrot tells you it's100 years old, don't believe it.
如果有一天，一只鹦鹉告诉你它已经100岁了，你可别相信它。