petrels

英 [ˈpɛtrəlz]

美 [ˈpɛtrəlz]

n.  圆尾鹱; 海燕
petrel的复数

柯林斯词典

• 海燕
  Apetrelis a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are many kinds of petrel.

双语例句

• Fleets of vessels are despatched, at great expense, to collect the dung of petrels and penguins at the South Pole, and the incalculable element of opulence which we have on hand, we send to the sea.
  我们花了大量开支，派船队到南极去收集海燕和企鹅的粪，而手边不可估量的致富因素却流入海洋。
• It supports the biodiversity in the Southern Ocean, from huge whales to tiny petrels to seals and penguins.
  它为南大洋的生物多样性提供支持，从巨鲸到小海燕到海豹和企鹅。
• Large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage. any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts.
  主要是东半球的大型涉水鸟，典型的黑白色羽毛。多种黑色羽毛、苍白色腹部的小型海鸥。
• A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc..
  经常出现在沿海和远海的鸟；海鸥；鹈鹕；塘鹅；鸬鹚；信天翁；海燕；等。