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    bird of passage

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Birds
    ˌbird of ˈpassage noun (plural birds of passage) [countable]  1. HBB technical a bird that flies from one area or country to another, according to the seasons 候鸟2. literaryTRAVEL someone who never stays in the same place for long 漂泊不定的人
    ˌbird of ˈpassage nounChineseSyllable


    bird of passage
    ˌbird of ˈpassage noun (plural birds of passage) [countable]
    1. technical a bird that flies from one area or country to another, according to the seasons
    2. literary someone who never stays in the same place for long


    bird of passageBrE /ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæsɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɜːrd əv ˈpæsɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    birds of passage    )     a bird that travels regularly from one part of the world to another at different seasons of the year 候鸟a person who passes through a place without staying there long 过客