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• eagle   /ˈiːɡl/ DJ   /'igḷ/ KK
  • noun
    • 雕 a large bird of prey(= a bird that kills other creatures for food)with a sharp curved beak and very good sight
      • 在上空翱翔的雕 eagles soaring overhead
      • See also:
        bald eagle;   golden eagle
    • 高尔夫球 in golf 鹰击（比标准杆少打两杆） a score of two strokes less than the standard score for a hole (= two under par)
      • See also:
        birdie;   bogey

English dictionary

• ea·gle
  • A large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, renowned for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight
  • A figure of an eagle, esp. as a symbol of the US, or formerly as a Roman or French ensign
  • One of a pair of insignia in the shape of an eagle worn by a colonel in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or by a captain in the US Navy

Related phrases

• bald eagle
  白头雕，白头鹫（北美食肉猛禽，用作美国的象征）
• eagle eye
  敏锐的眼光；锐利的目光
• golden eagle
  金雕（猛禽，羽毛呈棕色，分布于北半球）
• eagle-eyed
  目光锐利的;有眼力的
• spread eagle
  1. 展翼鹰(美国国徽)    2. 似展翼鹰之物    3. 自夸的人
• spread-eagle
  1. 似舒展双翼之鹰的    2. 夸张性的    3. 使四肢展开

Related languages

• eagle is also a word in: Deutsch,  español

Synonyms

• adjective: aquiline

Web translations

Usage examples

• "The eagle on nine turned things around for me and I just got going from there," McIlroy told reporters after tying 23 other golfers -- including Tiger Woods -- for low round in a major. "It was just a pleasant round of golf."
  Jul 15, 2010 -  Rory McIlroy -  Examiner.com
• "It's the risk, reward," Browns kicker Phil Dawson says. "It's like a short par-4. You pull out the driver and try to put it on the green, and you're looking at eagle — or you're walking away with a bogey. If the situation presents...
  Sep 6, 2010 -  Phil Dawson -  The Associated Press
• "I hit it just like I wanted to, hoping it was going to get up on the green somewhere, and it kind of just went in the hole," Singh said. "A double eagle is kind of one in a million."
  Sep 5, 2010 -  Vijay Singh -  Boston Globe

Web definitions

• • any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
    
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• • (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
    
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• • shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole"
    
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