robin

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rob·in /ˈrɒbɪn $ ˈrɑː-/ noun [countable]  1. HBBa small European bird with a red breast and brown back 欧亚鸲，知更鸟〔产于欧洲〕2. HBBa North American bird like a European robin, but larger 旅鸫〔产于北美〕

Examples from the Corpus

robin• A robin was still feeding on the few remaining black cherries; the chokecherries are long picked off.• The baby robins, scrub jays, finches, sparrows and starlings opened their mouths wide in anticipation.• To allow it to get established robin temporarily tied it in place with fishing line.• In 1954, in a park area in Michigan, 185 pairs of robins were known to nest.• When they dropped to the ground, the robin, sensing his intrusion, blessed them with a chirp and flew away.• They watched the robin for a moment.nRobin  na character in stories and films about Batman. Robin is a young man who helps Batman to fight criminals, and is also known as the Boy Wonder. He is known for saying ‘Good thinking, Batman!’ when Batman has a good idea, and he uses expressions like ‘Holy Smoke!’ and ‘Holy Cow!’Origin robin (1500-1600) robin redbreast “robin”, from Robin, form of the male name Robert

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robin
rob‧in /ˈrɒbən, ˈrɒbɪn $ ˈrɑː-/ noun [countable]1. a small European bird with a red breast and brown back
2. a North American bird like a European robin, but larger

Robin

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Robin
a character in stories and films about Batman. Robin is a young man who helps Batman to fight criminals, and is also known as the Boy Wonder. He is known for saying ‘Good thinking, Batman!’ when Batman has a good idea, and he uses expressions like ‘Holy Smoke!’ and ‘Holy Cow!’

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Robin, Christopher
⇨ see Christopher Robin

robinBrE /ˈrɒbɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɑːbɪn/ 🔊 nouna small brown European bird with a red breast 欧亚鸲；欧洲知更鸟a grey American bird with a red breast, larger than a European robin 旅鸫，美洲知更鸟（毛灰色，胸部红色，比欧亚鸲大）  ➡  see also round robin