cuckoo

UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
cuckooсуществительное
cuckoos
множ.
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
Переводы
The cuckoo is known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
Кукушка известна тем, что откладывает свои яйца в гнезда других птиц.
Определения
A medium-sized bird known for its distinctive call and habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
The cuckoo's call is often heard in the early spring.
A person who is considered crazy or foolish.
He was acting like a real cuckoo at the party last night.
A type of clock that announces the time with a sound resembling the call of a cuckoo bird.
The cuckoo clock chimed every hour, much to the delight of the children.
Синонимы
cuckooглагол
cuckooed
Прошедшее простое время
cuckooed
Причастие прошедшего времени
cuckooing
Герундий
Переводы
The bird began to cuckoo loudly in the early morning.
Птица начала громко куковать рано утром.
Определения
To make the sound characteristic of a cuckoo bird.
Every morning, the clock would cuckoo at precisely 6 AM, waking everyone in the house.
To deposit eggs in the nest of (another bird), thereby getting the host to raise the offspring; figuratively, to foist one's responsibilities on someone else.
Brood-parasitic species like the common cuckoo will cuckoo another bird's nest and leave the chicks to be reared by the unsuspecting hosts.
Синонимы
cuckooприлагательное
more cuckoo
Срав.
most cuckoo
Превосх.
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
Переводы
He had a cuckoo idea that nobody understood.
У него была сумасшедшая идея, которую никто не понимал.
Определения
Silly or slightly crazy.
She had a cuckoo idea to start a business selling pet rocks.
Синонимы