whippoorwill meaning in English
n.
【鸟类】北美蚊母鸟。
Examples
- It was dusk, the whippoorwills had already begun .
正是黄昏时分，怪鸱也早已叫了起来。 - Peter warne ： i ' m the whippoorwill that cries in the night . i ' m the soft morning breeze that caresses your lovely face
皮特：我是在夜晚啼叫的夜鹰，我是清晨轻抚你可爱面颊的清风。 - " say , tom - they say a stray dog come howling around johnny miller s house , bout midnight , as much as two weeks ago ; and a whippoorwill come in and lit on the banisters and sung , the very same evening ; and there ain t anybody dead there yet . " well , i know that
“喂，我说汤姆，听他们讲，大约两个星期前，有只野狗半夜围着约翰尼米勒家叫同一天晚上，还飞来一只夜鹰落在栏杆上叫个不停，不过并没有谁死啊。 ”