sparrow
sparrow 英 [ˈspærəʊ] 美 [ˈspæroʊ]
n. 麻雀
名词复数:sparrows
- A sparrow is a small brown bird. Sparrows live near humans and have a pretty, musical song.
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- n. 麻雀
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1. A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
麻雀虽小,五脏俱全.
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2. A sparrow is very alert in its movements.
麻雀行动非常机灵.
- sparrow (n.) small brownish-gray bird (Passer domesticus), Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwan (source also of Old Norse spörr, Old High German sparo, German Sperling, Gothic sparwa), from PIE *spor-wo-, from root *sper- (3), forming names of small birds (source also of Cornish frau "crow;" Old Prussian spurglis "sparrow;" Greek spergoulos "small field bird," psar "starling"). In use, with qualifying words, of many small, sparrow-like birds. Sparrowfarts (1886) was Cheshire slang for "very early morning."
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