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
  Synonym:peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

adj

• migratory
  1. a restless mobile society
  2. the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
  3. believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
  4. wandering tribes
  Synonym:mobilenomadicrovingwandering

双语例句

• Again I felt a thrill for one of earth's fastest creatures: the American peregrine falcon.
  我内心又一次感到非常激动，我为这地球上速度最快的物种之一&美国游隼而激动不已。
• The Peregrine Falcon was once used in the sport of falconry.
  游隼一度被用于鹰猎运动。
• I knew peregrine pairs stay together for many years.
  我了解到，游隼夫妇一般都是相守多年的。
• 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。
• The male peregrine's love of his cliff is the strongest bond in his life, even greater than the attachment to his mate.
  这只雄隼对着这片崖壁的热爱已成为它生命中最牢不可破的约定，甚至比它对伴侣的爱恋还要强。
• A restless mobile society; the nomadic habits of the Bedouins; believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future; wandering tribes. Fortunately a kind-hearted herdsman came to his help at night, setting him free and pointing the way to escape.
  流动不息的群体；贝多因人游牧的习性；相信流动打字员这分职业会有好的前途游牧部落。入夜，一位好心的牧马人将他放走，并告诉他从哪儿可以逃走。
• BNP Paribas, the French investment bank, is planning a major recruitment drive in mainland China over the next two years as part of a regional revamp that includes the axing of its well-known Peregrine brand.
  法国投行巴黎银行（BNPParibas）计划未来2年在中国大陆地区大举招募人手，这是其区域重组计划的一部分。该计划包括砍掉其著名的百富勤（BNPParibasPeregrine）品牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。