a large-eyed plover-like bird with mottled brownish plumage, inhabiting open stony or sandy country
石鸻。亦称<Bold>THICK-KNEE</Bold>.
n. 石鸻
The stone-curlew reached a low of around 160 breeding pairs in the 1980s, but this year 370 pairs are known to have bred.
1980年代,石鸻科的鸟只有160对左右,但据悉今年将有370对在此繁殖。
a large-eyed plover-like bird with mottled brownish plumage, inhabiting open stony or sandy country
石鸻。亦称<Bold>THICK-KNEE</Bold>.
invidious adj. 可能遭人怨恨的;会惹人愤怒的;招人嫉妒的;厚此薄彼的;不公平的;歧视的
dials v. 拨号;拨打电话;用标度(盘)测量;(dial的第三人称单数)。n. 表盘;日晷;钟面;拨号盘;刻度盘;转盘;(dial的复数)
supplicated vi. 恳请;哀求;(supplicate的过去式)
remanded v. 送回;(remand的过去分词)。n. 还押
operational definition 运作定义;操作定义
endorsing vt. 赞同;支持;签署;(endorse的现在分词形式)