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

• It took about six weeks for the eyas to mature into a fully grown peregrine falcon.
  雏鹰成长为一只完全成熟的游隼大概需要六周的时间。
• 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。
• Peregrine: Yes, I heard that one was picked up clinging to a raft about two hundred kilometers from land.
  佩里格林：没错，我听说有一个人抱著木筏在离岸约二百公里处漂浮，被人救起。
• 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。
• The peregrine is God's creature, and by understanding its beauty and function I appreciated more and more my own Creator.
  游隼是上帝的杰作，了解了游隼的美丽和能耐，我更加感激造物主了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• While several international investment banks are lobbying hard for licences to operate in the Chinese market, the experience of BNP Paribas Peregrine underlines the difficulties that joint ventures can face.
  正当几家国际投资银行努力游说，争取获得在中国市场的运营执照时，巴黎百富勤的经历突显出合资企业可能面临的困难。
• Peregrine Banbury, a client group head at Coutts& Co, the private bank, says the phenomenon is more common than one might think.
  私人银行coutts&co的客户集团主管佩里格林班伯里（peregrinebanbury）表示，这种现象比人们想象中更为常见。