Cuckoo
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杜鹃, 布谷鸟
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
例子
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
杜鹃以隐秘的动作将蛋下在一只毫无戒心的鸣禽的巢中，欺骗它抚养自己的幼鸟。
02
a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
例子
The manager called him a cuckoo after the project failed.
to cuckoo
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to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
例子
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
