pigeon 英 [ˈpɪdʒɪn]   美 [ˈpɪdʒən]

pigeon

pigeon  英 [ˈpɪdʒɪn] 美 [ˈpɪdʒən]

n. 鸽子 

名词复数:pigeons 

the sound of pigeons cooing 鸽子咕咕的叫声

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  • n. 鸽子
  • 1. the sound of pigeons cooing

    鸽子咕咕的叫声

  • pigeon (n.) late 14c. (early 13c. as a surname), from Old French pigeon "young dove" (13c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *pibionem, dissimilation from Late Latin pipionem (nominative pipio) "squab, young chirping bird" (3c.), from pipire "to peep, chirp," of imitative origin. Meaning "one easily duped" is from 1590s. Replaced culver (Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula) and native dove.
pi·geon / ˈpɪdʒɪn ; NAmE ˈpɪdʒɪn / noun a fat grey and white bird with short legs. Pigeonsare common in cities and also live in woods and fields where people shoot them for sport or food. 鸽子 the sound of pigeons cooing 鸽子咕咕的叫声 compare dove 1  (1 ) see also carrier pigeon , clay pigeon shooting , homing pigeon , wood pigeon IDIOM be sb's pigeon ( old-fashioned) ( BrE) to be sb's responsibility or business 是某人的职责(或事情) more at cat pigeon pigeons pi·geon / ˈpɪdʒɪn ; NAmE ˈpɪdʒɪn /
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