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yellowhammer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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yel·low·ham·mer /ˈjeləʊˌhæmə $ -loʊˌhæmər/ noun [countable]  HBBa small European bird with a yellow head 黄鹀〔欧洲鸟类,体形小,头部呈黄色〕
Examples from the Corpus
yellowhammerA band of yellowhammer, bright as celandines, fly between field and hedge.To me at least the yellowhammer is a symbolic bird of farmed landscapes.Like the yellowhammer, the foot and mouth virus is an aspect of wild nature, ungovernable and powerfully indifferent.We even have a tiny yellowhammer which visits us each morning.
yel·low·ham·mer nounChineseSyllable
small with a bird a yellow Corpus head European


yellowhammer
yellowhammer /ˈjeləʊˌhæmə $ -loʊˌhæmər/ noun [countable]
a small European bird with a yellow head


yel·low·ham·merBrE /ˈjeləʊhæmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjeloʊhæmər/ 🔊 nouna small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breast 黄鹀(雄性的头、颈和胸黄色)