eagle: [14] Eagle comes via Old French aigle from Latin aquila (source also of English aquiline [17]). This was presumably a derivative of the adjective aquilus ‘dark-coloured’, suggesting that the eagle’s name originally signified simply ‘dark-coloured bird’ (Greek had the term melanáetos ‘black eagle’). Before the French word was introduced, the English term for ‘eagle’ was erne, which still survives dialectally. => aquiline
eagle (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French egle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila "black eagle," fem. of aquilus, often explained as "dark colored" (bird); see aquiline. The native term was erne. Golf score sense is by 1908 (according to old golf sources, because it "soars higher" than a birdie). As the name of a U.S. $10 coin minted from 1792 to 1933, established in the 1786 resolution for a new monetary system (but at first only the desperately needed small copper coins were minted). The figurative eagle-eyed is attested from c. 1600.
eagle 英文释义
1. any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
2. (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
3. a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
4. an emblem representing power;
"the Roman eagle"
eagle 双语例句
1. Three cannabis plants were found by eagle-eyed police officers.
火眼金睛的警官发现了3株大麻。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Eagle Star offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
鹰星公司给予年龄在55岁以上的顾客10％的折扣。
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3. She knew the exact location of The Eagle's headquarters.
她知道“飞鹰”总部的确切地点。
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4. The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
对印第安人来说，鹰是最神圣的动物。
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5. He did the work under the eagle eye of his teacher.
他在老师锐利目光的注视下完成了作业。
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eagle 实用场景例句
Eagle Star offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
鹰星公司给予年龄在55岁以上的顾客10％的折扣。
柯林斯例句
She knew the exact location of The Eagle's headquarters.
她知道“飞鹰”总部的确切地点。
柯林斯例句
The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
对印第安人来说，鹰是最神圣的动物。
柯林斯例句
If you're lucky, a splendid golden eagle may soar into view.
幸运的话，会有一只光彩夺目的金雕飞入你的视野。
柯林斯例句
The Captain's eagle eye swept the room.
船长目光如炬地扫过房间。
柯林斯例句
Nothing escaped our teacher's eagle eye.
任何事情都逃不过我们老师那锐利的目光。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The eagle expanded its wings.
雄鹰展翅.
《简明英汉词典》
The eagle can soar without flapping their wings.
老鹰无需振翼就能翱翔.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The eagle wheeled in the sky.
鹰在空中盘旋.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The eagle swooped down on a chicken.
老鹰猛扑小鸡.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The trapped eagle glared at his captors.
被诱捕到的雄鹰凶狠地瞪着捕获它的人.
《用法词典》
The brilliance of truth cannot be dimmed ; the eyesight of the mountain eagle cannot be blocked by dense fog.
真理的光辉不怕笼罩,山鹰的眼睛不怕密雾.
《简明英汉词典》
He is a young eagle, a bird of prey.
他是一只年轻的鹰, 一只猛禽.
汉英文学 - 现代散文
If the wolf doesn't turn back its head , the eagle is helpless.
