parrot 详细解释

parrot

['pærət]

n.鹦鹉, 盲目重复或模仿他人行为的人
vt.学舌, 盲目重复或模仿

n.[C]

1. 鹦鹉

He talks like a parrot and just repeats what he heard.

他鹦鹉学舌, 只是拾人牙慧。

2. 学舌者, 应声虫; 机械地模仿别人的人

vt.

鹦鹉学舌般地重复; 机械地模仿

It's no use just parroting textbooks.

只是重复书本是没有用的。

词形变化

名词: parroter | 动词过去式: parroted | 动词过去分词: parroted | 动词现在分词: parroting | 动词第三人称单数: parrots |

词义辨析

同义:

n.鹦鹉

cockatoo  lory  parakeet  myna

n.应声虫, 效颦者

mimic  mimicker  imitator  copyist  ape  echo  mocking-bird

v.重复, 模仿

repeat  echo  mimic  imitate  copy  mirror  simulate  ape  

同义参见:

monkey  

英英释义

名词 parrot:

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

动词 parrot:

repeat mindlessly

补充

parrotparrot英:[ˈpærət] 美:[ˈpærət]n.1.鹦鹉It is not a writer's job to play the parrot.作家绝不可鹦鹉学舌。2.应声虫, 学舌者vt.1.机械地重复

例句

1. I'm gutted, sick as a parrot.我彻底完了, 内心失望至极。 2. Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.很多文学学者只不过是鹦鹉学舌般地重复一套唬人的说辞罢了。 3. Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。 4. She parrots every view her husband has.她是她丈夫每一个观点的应和者。 5. encouraging students to parrot back information.鼓励学生复述信息。 6. Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.一些学生只是鹦鹉学舌般地重复老师说过的话。