martin

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mar·tin /ˈmɑːtɪn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ noun [countable]  HBBa small bird like a swallow 圣马丁鸟，燕科小鸟

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martin• Squirrels and martins moved in the trees, and once they came almost face to face with a boar.• I could take you as my wife here the people are prejudiced against blacks they were happy martin luther king was killed.• In summer the estate became the home of colonies of house martins and swallows.• Another ingenious construction technique is demonstrated by the house martin.• The technical skill of the house martin enables it to construct gravity-defying mud nests beneath the eaves of houses.• We used to have a family of martins nesting directly over our front porch, just under my bedroom window.• Phototherapy evolved between myself and Rosy martin out of the use of techniques from a range of therapies, plus photographic skills.• But of course she ought to have known that martin Jones would find out in the end.Origin martin (1400-1500) French from Saint Martin; probably because the birds fly to a new home around Martinmas (November 11)

mar·tin nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus a swallow bird small like a

martin
mar‧tin /ˈmɑːtən, ˈmɑːtɪn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ noun [countable]a small bird like a swallow

Martin

I

Martin, Dean
(1917–95) a US singer and film actor, known especially for the humorous films he made with Jerry Lewis. He was a member of the ‘Rat Pack’, a group of Hollywood stars which included Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

II

Martin, Sir George
(1926–) a British music producer (=the person in charge of the recording process) who worked for many years with The Beatles, and helped them to achieve new and original sounds on records such as Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

III

Martin, Steve /stiːv/
(1945–) a US film actor, writer, and producer who often appears in humorous films such as Roxanne (1987), LA Story (1991), and Shopgirl (2004)