bird of paradise是什么意思

双语例句

(1)If you cannot catch a bird of paradise.

如果你无法逮住一只天堂鸟。

(2)Fredo: do you want to add a tropical bird of paradise?

佛瑞多：你要加一朵热带天堂鸟吗？

(3)What if the other party likes Bird of Paradise and not roses?

如果对方喜欢天堂鸟而不喜欢玫瑰呢？

(4)It took about 300 hours of filming to capture the bird of paradise.

拍极乐鸟开屏的瞬间，要花300个小时。

(5)Fredo: do you want to add a tropical bird of paradise? They're really fashionable now.

佛瑞多：你要加一朵热带天堂鸟吗？天堂鸟现在很时髦喔。

释义

n.

(pl. birds of paradise)a tropical Australasian bird, the male of which is noted for the beauty and brilliance of its plumage and its spectacular courtship display. Most kinds are found in New Guinea, where their feathers are used in ornamental dress.

风鸟，极乐鸟。[ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: so named because when the skins were first brought back to Spain (16th cent.) their beauty suggested they were from paradise.]

(亦作bird of paradise flower)a southern African plant related to the banana, which bears a showy irregular flower with a long projecting tongue

极乐鸟花。[ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: named from the protrusion of flowers from a green spathe, resembling a bird of paradise in flight.]