cuckoo meaning in English
n.
1.【鸟类】郭公鸟,杜鹃,布谷鸟。
2.杜鹃的啼声。
3.傻子;〔俚语〕人,家伙。
adj.
〔美俚〕疯狂的,傻,笨。 the cuckoo in the nest 夺取[破坏]他人骨肉之爱(父母对儿女之爱)的人,破坏他人家庭感情的人。
Examples
- The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests .
杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。 - Instinct impels the cuckoo to migrate .
本能促使杜鹃迁徒。 - The cuckoo is a herald of spring .
杜鹃是春天的先驱。 - A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree .
一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。 - It just seems kind of funny a cuckoo like him and a smart little guy like you traveling together .
象他那样神经兮兮的人跟你这么精明的小伙子结伴同行,就显得有点奇怪。