Storm petrel

n. (一种预示风暴来临的)小海燕, 引起争端的人

📖 牛津释义

storm petrel (also stormy petrel), type of small blackand white seabird of the N Atlantic and Mediterranean, said to be active before a storm 海燕(产於北大西洋及地中海, 据称暴风雨前很活跃).

🧩 词语组成解析

storm [stɔrm]
n. 暴风雨,暴风雪;[军]猛攻,冲击;骚乱;动荡; vi. 起风暴,下暴雨;猛冲;暴怒; vt. 袭击,猛攻;暴怒,怒骂;大力迅速攻占;
petrel
n. 海燕

🗣️ 情景例句

Speaking of promoting the book,
说起促销书的事
Stop bossing me around!
别管闲事!
After chipping through a wall which was eighteen inches thick, they found that a man had been trapped in the chimney.
他们凿透了18英寸厚的墙壁,发现有个人卡在烟囱里。
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scam [skæm]
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