parrot
/ˈpɛrət/
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n. 鸚鵡
- Our parrot can say hello when someone opens the door. 有人開門時，我們家的鸚鵡會說哈囉。
其他意思
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n. 鸚鵡, 應聲蟲
A parrot is 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.
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v. 學舌, 機械地模仿
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 they are parroting it.
- Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
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詞組搭配
- a pet parrot 寵物鸚鵡
- repeat sth like a parrot 像鸚鵡一樣照著唸