kingfisher

kingfisher

英 ['kɪŋfɪʃə]
　　美 ['kɪŋ'fɪʃɚ]

n. [鳥] 翠鳥；魚狗

中文詞源：

kingfisher 翠鳥

縮寫自king’s fisher,來自king,君王，fisher,漁夫。可能是一種幽默表達法。

例句：

1. Kingfisher launched a hostile bid for Dixons.
翠豐集團對迪克森公司展開瞭惡意競購。

2. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks.
翠豐集團證實，它希望在接下來的兩周內談妥一筆交易。

3. Her skirt of kingfisher - blue crepe was patterned with flowers.
下著翡翠撒花洋縐裙.

4. A kingfisher flashed across the water, the fish vanished, leaving the duckweed.
翠鳥象箭似的由水面上擦過去, 小魚大魚都不見瞭, 水上隻剩下浮萍.

5. When she was frightened she darted noiselessly like a kingfisher.
她受驚的時候,就像一隻一聲不響地急投疾槍的翠鳥.