snowbird

美 [ˈsnoʊbɜːrd]英 [ˈsnəʊbɜːd]
  • n.(尤指美国北方或加拿大到南方过冬的)候鸟老人;到温暖地带过冬的人
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noun

NAmE informal到温暖地带过冬的人;(尤指美国北方或加拿大到南方过冬的)候鸟老人
a person who spends the winter in a warmer climate, especially an old person from the north of the US, or from Canada, who spends the winter in the south

noun

1
small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
Synonym: junco
2
white Arctic bunting
Synonym: snow bunting snowflake Plectrophenax nivalis
3
medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
Synonym: fieldfare Turdus pilaris

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  1. He said Snowbird " is not a practical method of transport " .

    他说雪鸟“不是一种实用的交通工具”。

  2. I guess this Snowbird has their accountant pay the bills .

    我猜他们有会计付账。

  3. Of course , the same problem would occur if the Snowbird attendees chose any other already-defined word to describe their approach to software development .

    如果在Snowbird大会上与会者没有事先定义描述软件开发过程的词汇,那么同样的问题也会发生。

  4. The snowbird sings his everyday song , and tells me that the flowers will bloom again when Spring is coming .

    雪鸟唱着她每天爱唱的歌,告诉我春天要来,花儿会再度绽放。

  5. So now when you hear someone use the words snowbird and snow bunny you will know they are not talking about woodland creatures .

    所以,当你听到有人说snowbird或snowbunny时,你就会知道他们不是在讨论林地动物。

  6. First , their city in Arizona is a " snowbird " destination , meaning that many peoplespend winters there but live elsewhere during other seasons .

    首先,他们居住的这座亚利桑那州的城市是“候鸟”目的地,很多人来这里过冬,但是其他季节又会去别处生活。

  7. To retain those valuable employees , the company has launched a " Snowbird " program that lets them work up north in the summer and in the south for the winter .

    为了留住这些有价值的员工,该公司已经推出了“雪鸟”(snowbird,比喻冬季向南方迁徙,夏季向北方迁徙的北美人&译注)计划,允许他们夏季在北方工作,冬季则前往南方工作。

  8. Mr Reichert , a PhD student at the University of Toronto , said the Snowbird " represents the completion of an age-old aeronautical dream " .

    理查特先生是多伦多大学的博士生,他说雪鸟“象征着一个古老的航空梦想的实现”。