孔雀 | kǒng què | peacock | |
麻雀 | má què | sparrow; (dialect) mahjong | |
鸦雀无声 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence | |
雀斑 | què bān | freckles | |
雀跃 | què yuè | excited; in high spirits |
雀子 | qiāo zi | a freckle; lentigo |
1 | The scientists tried playing the same sound sample again with another group, and they got pissed, too -- virtually every finch that heard it, in fact. | |
2 | However, your strategy becomes problematic when you realize that you still might change your mind. | |
3 | Later, after he had returned to England, he would be shocked to find that these very different birds were all finches. | |
4 | Learning to sing is crucial for the finch. | |
5 | Recent research by Dong et al. found that RNAs in the finch's auditory centers respond in different ways as the bird learns a song. |