peregrine
英 [ˈperɪɡrɪn]
美 [ˈperɪɡrɪn]
n. 游隼
复数：peregrines
BNC.16824 / COCA.17940
牛津词典
noun
- 游隼
a grey and white bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) that can be trained to hunt for sport
英英释义
noun
- a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
adj
- migratory
- a restless mobile society
- the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
- believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
- wandering tribes
双语例句
- Peregrine falcons were commonly used throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East in the practice of falconry.
游隼曾经在欧洲、亚洲和中东地区被广泛用于放鹰狩猎。 - When the Moon shall be in the combust way, or peregrine, in the beginning of a journey, the person will either fall sick in his journey, or shall be otherwise grievously troubled and molested.
在旅行之始，如月亮在“燃烧之路”，或浮游，其人要么在旅途中生病，要么有令人讨厌的麻烦和干扰。 - Peregrine: Yes, I heard that one was picked up clinging to a raft about two hundred kilometers from land.
佩里格林：没错，我听说有一个人抱著木筏在离岸约二百公里处漂浮，被人救起。 - It took about six weeks for the eyas to mature into a fully grown peregrine falcon.
雏鹰成长为一只完全成熟的游隼大概需要六周的时间。 - The Peregrine Falcon was once used in the sport of falconry.
游隼一度被用于鹰猎运动。 - The use of DDT caused the peregrine falcon to become extinct throughout much of its normal range throughout the Eastern United States.
DDT的使用使得生活在美国东部的猎鹰在其许多正常生活区域内归于灭绝。 - Peregrine the Penguin ', Oscar's equivalent at the Unicorns, the Griffins'rival club.
“寄居者企鹅”，在独角兽俱乐部和奥斯卡同样的角色。 - Known as the masters of the hunt, the peregrine falcon is swift in action when it sees its prey.
游隼素以猎界能手著称，当它发现猎物的时候，动作非常迅速敏捷。 - In his book On the Wing, Alan Tennant chronicles his efforts to track the migration of the peregrine falcon.
在亚伦•泰宁特（AlanTennant）的《游隼之翼》（OntheWing）一书中，他详细记录了游隼的迁徙过程。 - With a speed of about 80 kilometers an hour and a maximum speed of 322 kilometers an hour while dive-bombing prey, the peregrine falcon flies with real superpower speed.
游隼的飞行速度约为每小时80公里，而它在进行俯冲捕猎时的最高时速可达322公里，真可谓极速。