nest

鸟儿为了保存蛋、孵蛋并抚育小鸟而做的住处

dangerously narrow hill path

只有鸟才能飞越的路,比喻狭窄陡峻的山间小道

mute;birds' droppings

鸟的排泄物

guano

存在于海鸟聚集的海岸和海岛上的一种物质,主要由部分风化的海鸟排泄物组成

fowling(birding) piece

鸟嘴铳,古代用来作战的一种火器

cast sb.aside when be has served his purpose;kick sb. out after his services are no longer required,as the bow and arrow are stacked away when there are no more birds to shoot

鸟打完了,就把弓收藏起来。比喻天下既定或大功告成之后,就把曾经出过力的人一脚踢开

get a bird’s-eye view

从高处往下看

bird’s-eye view

为地形测量或城市规划工作所拍摄的倾斜航空照片

general survey of a subject

事物的概括描写

birdcage

养鸟的笼子

fowling piece

一种火枪,一般用来打鸟

air gun

气枪

fowling piece has been replaced by artillery piece

比喻条件变好了,特指换了新的设备

birds and beasts

飞禽和走兽的统称

(of human beings) scatter like birds and animals

指一群人像鸟兽一样突然四处散去(贬义)

birds sing and flowers give forth their fragrance-characterizing a fine spring day

鸟儿叫,花儿飘香,形容春天的令人陶醉的景致。也说“花香鸟语”