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oriole

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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or·i·ole /ˈɔːriəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun [countable]  1. HBBa North American bird that is black with a red and yellow stripe on its wing 拟黄鹂〔产于北美洲,羽毛为黑色,翅膀带红黄色条纹〕2. HBBa European bird with black wings and a yellow body 金黄鹂〔产于欧洲,身体为黄色,翅膀为黑色〕
Examples from the Corpus
orioleGolden orioles in their nesting sites are elusive, impossible to see in the shimmering canopy of green-gold sunlit leaves.
Origin oriole (1700-1800) French oriol, from Latin aureolus, from aurum gold
or·i·ole nounChineseSyllable
American bird with a is a Corpus North that red black


oriole
oriole /ˈɔːriəʊl $ -oʊl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: oriol, from Latin aureolus, from aurum 'gold'
1. a North American bird that is black with a red and yellow stripe on its wing
2. a European bird with black wings and a yellow body


ori·oleBrE /ˈɔːriəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrioʊl/ 🔊 nouna N American bird: the male is black and orange and the female is yellow-green 拟鹂(产于北美洲,雄鸟毛色黑色橘色相间,雌鸟黄绿色)a European bird, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings 黄鹂(产于欧洲,雄鸟毛色鲜黄,双翼黑色)