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scarecrow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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scare·crow /ˈskeəkrəʊ $ ˈskerkroʊ/ noun [countable]  TAan object in the shape of a person that a farmer puts in a field to frighten birds away 〔放在田里吓鸟用的〕稻草人
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scarecrowA truth that waved like a scarecrow in rye: they were only Sweet Home men at Sweet Home.He came over to the curious scarecrow, tried to talk with it gently, asked it what country it was from.They filled the fields with tattered scarecrows.Just like the scarecrow in the land of Oz.Put the clothes on the scarecrow. 10.Drop the choc seeds on the scarecrow screen. 12.Use the axe to chop down the tree on the scarecrow screen. 15.The scarecrow paid no attention, went on dancing.
scare·crow nounChineseSyllable
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scarecrow
scarecrow /ˈskeəkrəʊ $ ˈskerkroʊ/ noun [countable]
an object in the shape of a person that a farmer puts in a field to frighten birds away


scare·crowBrE /ˈskeəkrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskerkroʊ/ 🔊 nouna figure made to look like a person, that is dressed in old clothes and put in a field to frighten birds away 稻草人