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[dangerously narrow hill path] 只有鸟才能飞越的路,比喻狭窄陡峻的山间小道
鸟粪 ( 鳥糞 )niǎo fèn
[mute;birds' droppings]∶鸟的排泄物
[guano]∶存在于海鸟聚集的海岸和海岛上的一种物质,主要由部分风化的海鸟排泄物组成
鸟机 ( 鳥機 )niǎo jī
[fowling(birding) piece] 鸟嘴铳,古代用来作战的一种火器
鸟机千张。——清· 邵长蘅《青门剩稿》
鸟瞰 ( 鳥瞰 )niǎo kàn
[get a bird’s-eye view] 从高处往下看
鸟瞰全城
[bird’s-eye view]∶为地形测量或城市规划工作所拍摄的倾斜航空照片
[general survey of a subject]∶事物的概括描写
鸟笼 ( 鳥籠 )niǎo lóng
[birdcage] 养鸟的笼子
鸟枪 ( 鳥槍 )niǎo qiāng
[fowling piece]∶一种火枪,一般用来打鸟
[air gun]∶气枪
鸟兽 ( 鳥獸 )niǎo shòu
[birds and beasts] 飞禽和走兽的统称
器皿人物,以至鸟兽木石。——明· 魏学洢《核舟记》
鸟兽散 ( 鳥獸散 )niǎo shòu sàn
[(of human beings) scatter like birds and animals] 指一群人像鸟兽一样突然四处散去(贬义)
鸟尽弓藏 ( 鳥盡弓藏 )niǎo jìn -gōng cáng
[cast sb.aside when be has served his purpose;kick sb. out after his services are no longer required,as the bow and arrow are stacked away when there are no more birds to shoot] 鸟打完了,就把弓收藏起来。比喻天下既定或大功告成之后,就把曾经出过力的人一脚踢开
鸟枪换炮 ( 鳥槍換炮 )niǎo qiāng -huàn pào
[fowling piece has been replaced by artillery piece] 比喻条件变好了,特指换了新的设备
人家都盼着更新方案上马,好像鸟枪换炮
鸟语花香 ( 鳥語花香 )niǎo yǔ -huā xiāng
[birds sing and flowers give forth their fragrance-characterizing a fine spring day] 鸟儿叫,花儿飘香,形容春天的令人陶醉的景致。也说“花香鸟语”