wagtailn. ❶ the bird Motacilla,called “wagtail”“from the spasmodic up-and-down jerking of its tail”,摇尾巴鸟,(指)鹡鸰。 ❷obsequious person continuallybowing to superiors (不断向上司点头哈腰的)谄媚者。 △Lr.2.2.71(67):“Spare my grey beard,you wagtail?” 饶我的花白胡子,你这摇尾巴的鸟? wagtail鶺鴒(Molacillidae)羰科鸣禽。体细长。嘴细巧。尾部喜不停地上下跳动,故名。杂色,鶺鴒为黑色、灰色或白色;约18厘米长,常出现在房舍附近。大灰鶺鴒生活在溪流边,捕食飞虫。黄鶺鴒夏季飞往美国。 |