parrot

noun
🔊/ˈpærət/
🔊/ˈpærət/
Idioms
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  1. a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types of parrot, most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as pets and can be trained to copy human speech.鹦鹉Topics Birdsb2
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.
Idioms
(as) sick as a parrot
  1. (British English, humorous) very disappointed大失所望Topics Feelingsc2

parrot

verb
🔊/ˈpærət/
🔊/ˈpærət/
(disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parrot
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he / she / it parrots
🔊/ˈpærəts/
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past simple parroted
🔊/ˈpærətɪd/
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past participle parroted
🔊/ˈpærətɪd/
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-ing form parroting
🔊/ˈpærətɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpærətɪŋ/
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  1. parrot somebody/something to repeat what somebody else has said without thinking about what it means鹦鹉学舌地说…
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.