whippoorwill

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪp.əˌwɪl/    美 /ˈʍɪp.ɚˌwɪl/|/ˈwɪp.ɚˌwɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
    — “Seems like I heard a whippoorwill callinʼ, and I thought to myself, Go on away from here, weʼll whip ole Will when we find him.”
  2. The distinctive call of the above bird.
    — The bird sang his whippoorwills all night.

词形变化

whippoorwills plural whip-poor-will alternative whippowill alternative whip-o-will alternative whip-o'-will alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
eastern whippoorwill Mexican whippoorwill
相关词
chuck-will's-widow nightjar

词源

Imitative of its note.
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