“wading bird” 指涉水鸟(涉禽):一类常在浅水、湿地、河口等环境中行走觅食的鸟,通常有较长的腿和颈,以鱼、虾、昆虫等为食。(也可泛指“在水边涉水行走的鸟类”。)
/ˈweɪdɪŋ bɝːd/
A wading bird stood quietly in the shallow water.
一只涉水鸟静静地站在浅水里。
As the tide went out, wading birds gathered along the mudflats to hunt for small fish and crabs.
退潮时,涉水鸟聚集在滩涂边觅食小鱼和螃蟹。
“wading” 来自动词 wade,意为“(在浅水中)涉水行走”;“bird” 为“鸟”。合起来的字面意思就是“涉水的鸟”,后来固定用来指在湿地、浅水区域行走并觅食的一类鸟群。