eagle

noun
🔊/ˈiːɡl/
🔊/ˈiːɡl/
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  1. a large bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a sharp curved beak and very good sight
    • eagles soaring overhead在上空翱翔的雕
    see also American eagle, bald eagle, golden eagleTopics Birdsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bald
    • golden
    • etc.
    eagle + verb
    • circle
    • fly
    • soar
    eagle + noun
    • feather
    • nest
    • population
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  2. (in golf高尔夫球) a score of two strokes (= hits of the ball) less than the standard score for a hole (= two under par) 鹰击(比标准杆少打两杆)compare birdie, bogeyTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  3. see also legal eagle
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila.

Eagle

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  1. a British comic for boys started in 1950 by a priest, Marcus Morris. Its most famous character was Dan Dare. Eagle stopped being published in 1969, and was later published in a different form (1982-93).