Definition of peacock in English:

peacock

noun ˈpiːkɒkˈpiˌkɑk

1A male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eye-like markings and can be erected and fanned out in display.
雄孔雀
Example sentencesExamples
- It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl.
- Imported birds such as exotic pheasants, parrots and peacocks were very popular and were kept in aviaries to be bred or shown to important visitors.
- The hospital has 272 cages and 13 wards in all; housing pigeons, peacocks, partridges, white eagles, ducks, love birds and rabbits in a three-storey building.
- They took pictures of displaying peacocks to count the number of ocelli, and captured them to measure tail length.
- In some other species, such as peacocks, the female alone chooses her mate.
- Without a doubt, the best wagglers are made from the tail feathers of the peacock.
- We saw woodpeckers, a remote airplane in flight, and a peacock with its tail feathers fanned!
- The effect makes me think of a dark peacock which opens its tail feathers to reveal rich, vibrant colour.
- There is even the prospect that the human intellect might be a by-product of sexual selection, comparable to the peacock's flamboyant tail feathers.
- And as male rivalry increased, so did the behaviour - researchers compared it to male peacocks fanning out their feathers when more suitors were around.
- Like its relative the pheasant, the peacock prefers to run rather than fly, except in cases of sheer danger when it takes to the wing.
- Male peacocks shed and re-grow tail feathers each year.
- In springtime the display of the peacocks ' plumage is a very worthy sight, so I hope steps may be taken to increase their number.
- She added something should be done to protect the remaining bird, and offered any help necessary to ensure a future for peacocks and peahens in the gardens.
- Far below them in the undergrowth, hare, jungle fowl along with peacock and quail, lived in harmony.
- The peacocks cause considerable disturbance with their raucous cries, which usually begin at around 4am.
- Just beyond the bridge was a bird shop with a garden full of tall palms, and peacocks and pheasants in big cages.
- A feeder from Shanghai Zoo said the peacock was a two-year-and-a-half male and it may be raised by nearby residents.
- Something began to scream at us harshly, and then we saw it was a peacock, like a displaced king, perched on the battered wall surrounding.
- For instance, male peacocks not only have a long tail, but they are brightly colored and have eye spots, a crest on their head, spurs on their feet, and a mating call.
Synonyms
boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, egotist, self-publicist
1. 1.1 An ostentatious or vain person.
  these young men have always considered themselves the peacocks of Europe
  Example sentencesExamples
  We're just peacocks flaunting our tail feathers.
  Both sons are strutting peacocks, vain and confident.

Origin

Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) 'peacock' + cock¹.

pea from mid 16th century:
You could not eat a pea until the mid 17th century. The earlier form was pease, which people began to think was a plural, so that if you had a handful of peas you must be able to have one pea (compare cherry). The original is recorded in Old English, and goes back to Greek pison; it survives in pease pudding, for boiled split peas mashed to a pulp. The pea of peacock has no connection—it derives from Latin pavo ‘peacock’, which appears as pea in Old English and was combined with cock ‘male bird’ in Middle English. Nor does a pea jacket have anything to do with peas. It is an early 18th-century half-hearted translation of Dutch pijjackker formed from pij ‘coarse woollen cloth’ (found in Middle English as pee) and jekker ‘jacket’.

Rhymes

Leacock, seacock

Definition of peacock in US English:

peacock

nounˈpēˌkäkˈpiˌkɑk

1A male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eye-like markings and can be erected and fanned out in display.
雄孔雀
Example sentencesExamples
- Like its relative the pheasant, the peacock prefers to run rather than fly, except in cases of sheer danger when it takes to the wing.
- Imported birds such as exotic pheasants, parrots and peacocks were very popular and were kept in aviaries to be bred or shown to important visitors.
- In springtime the display of the peacocks ' plumage is a very worthy sight, so I hope steps may be taken to increase their number.
- Without a doubt, the best wagglers are made from the tail feathers of the peacock.
- They took pictures of displaying peacocks to count the number of ocelli, and captured them to measure tail length.
- It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl.
- The peacocks cause considerable disturbance with their raucous cries, which usually begin at around 4am.
- The effect makes me think of a dark peacock which opens its tail feathers to reveal rich, vibrant colour.
- There is even the prospect that the human intellect might be a by-product of sexual selection, comparable to the peacock's flamboyant tail feathers.
- She added something should be done to protect the remaining bird, and offered any help necessary to ensure a future for peacocks and peahens in the gardens.
- For instance, male peacocks not only have a long tail, but they are brightly colored and have eye spots, a crest on their head, spurs on their feet, and a mating call.
- The hospital has 272 cages and 13 wards in all; housing pigeons, peacocks, partridges, white eagles, ducks, love birds and rabbits in a three-storey building.
- Something began to scream at us harshly, and then we saw it was a peacock, like a displaced king, perched on the battered wall surrounding.
- Far below them in the undergrowth, hare, jungle fowl along with peacock and quail, lived in harmony.
- Just beyond the bridge was a bird shop with a garden full of tall palms, and peacocks and pheasants in big cages.
- And as male rivalry increased, so did the behaviour - researchers compared it to male peacocks fanning out their feathers when more suitors were around.
- We saw woodpeckers, a remote airplane in flight, and a peacock with its tail feathers fanned!
- Male peacocks shed and re-grow tail feathers each year.
- A feeder from Shanghai Zoo said the peacock was a two-year-and-a-half male and it may be raised by nearby residents.
- In some other species, such as peacocks, the female alone chooses her mate.
Synonyms
boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, egotist, self-publicist
1. 1.1 An ostentatious or vain person.
  these young men have always considered themselves the peacocks of Europe
  Example sentencesExamples
  We're just peacocks flaunting our tail feathers.
  Both sons are strutting peacocks, vain and confident.

verbˈpēˌkäkˈpiˌkɑk

[no object]

Display oneself ostentatiously.
he peacocks in front of the full-length mirror

Origin

Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) ‘peacock’ + cock.

词汇	peacock
释义	Definition of peacock in English: peacock noun ˈpiːkɒkˈpiˌkɑk 1A male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eye-like markings and can be erected and fanned out in display. 雄孔雀 Example sentencesExamples It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl. Imported birds such as exotic pheasants, parrots and peacocks were very popular and were kept in aviaries to be bred or shown to important visitors. The hospital has 272 cages and 13 wards in all; housing pigeons, peacocks, partridges, white eagles, ducks, love birds and rabbits in a three-storey building. They took pictures of displaying peacocks to count the number of ocelli, and captured them to measure tail length. In some other species, such as peacocks, the female alone chooses her mate. Without a doubt, the best wagglers are made from the tail feathers of the peacock. We saw woodpeckers, a remote airplane in flight, and a peacock with its tail feathers fanned! The effect makes me think of a dark peacock which opens its tail feathers to reveal rich, vibrant colour. There is even the prospect that the human intellect might be a by-product of sexual selection, comparable to the peacock's flamboyant tail feathers. And as male rivalry increased, so did the behaviour - researchers compared it to male peacocks fanning out their feathers when more suitors were around. Like its relative the pheasant, the peacock prefers to run rather than fly, except in cases of sheer danger when it takes to the wing. Male peacocks shed and re-grow tail feathers each year. In springtime the display of the peacocks ' plumage is a very worthy sight, so I hope steps may be taken to increase their number. She added something should be done to protect the remaining bird, and offered any help necessary to ensure a future for peacocks and peahens in the gardens. Far below them in the undergrowth, hare, jungle fowl along with peacock and quail, lived in harmony. The peacocks cause considerable disturbance with their raucous cries, which usually begin at around 4am. Just beyond the bridge was a bird shop with a garden full of tall palms, and peacocks and pheasants in big cages. A feeder from Shanghai Zoo said the peacock was a two-year-and-a-half male and it may be raised by nearby residents. Something began to scream at us harshly, and then we saw it was a peacock, like a displaced king, perched on the battered wall surrounding. For instance, male peacocks not only have a long tail, but they are brightly colored and have eye spots, a crest on their head, spurs on their feet, and a mating call. Synonyms boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, egotist, self-publicist 1.1 An ostentatious or vain person. these young men have always considered themselves the peacocks of Europe Example sentencesExamples We're just peacocks flaunting our tail feathers. Both sons are strutting peacocks, vain and confident. Origin Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) 'peacock' + cock¹. pea from mid 16th century: You could not eat a pea until the mid 17th century. The earlier form was pease, which people began to think was a plural, so that if you had a handful of peas you must be able to have one pea (compare cherry). The original is recorded in Old English, and goes back to Greek pison; it survives in pease pudding, for boiled split peas mashed to a pulp. The pea of peacock has no connection—it derives from Latin pavo ‘peacock’, which appears as pea in Old English and was combined with cock ‘male bird’ in Middle English. Nor does a pea jacket have anything to do with peas. It is an early 18th-century half-hearted translation of Dutch pijjackker formed from pij ‘coarse woollen cloth’ (found in Middle English as pee) and jekker ‘jacket’. Rhymes Leacock, seacock Definition of peacock in US English: peacock nounˈpēˌkäkˈpiˌkɑk 1A male peafowl, which has very long tail feathers that have eye-like markings and can be erected and fanned out in display. 雄孔雀 Example sentencesExamples Like its relative the pheasant, the peacock prefers to run rather than fly, except in cases of sheer danger when it takes to the wing. Imported birds such as exotic pheasants, parrots and peacocks were very popular and were kept in aviaries to be bred or shown to important visitors. In springtime the display of the peacocks ' plumage is a very worthy sight, so I hope steps may be taken to increase their number. Without a doubt, the best wagglers are made from the tail feathers of the peacock. They took pictures of displaying peacocks to count the number of ocelli, and captured them to measure tail length. It should be noted that a peacock is a male peafowl and a peahen is a female peafowl. The peacocks cause considerable disturbance with their raucous cries, which usually begin at around 4am. The effect makes me think of a dark peacock which opens its tail feathers to reveal rich, vibrant colour. There is even the prospect that the human intellect might be a by-product of sexual selection, comparable to the peacock's flamboyant tail feathers. She added something should be done to protect the remaining bird, and offered any help necessary to ensure a future for peacocks and peahens in the gardens. For instance, male peacocks not only have a long tail, but they are brightly colored and have eye spots, a crest on their head, spurs on their feet, and a mating call. The hospital has 272 cages and 13 wards in all; housing pigeons, peacocks, partridges, white eagles, ducks, love birds and rabbits in a three-storey building. Something began to scream at us harshly, and then we saw it was a peacock, like a displaced king, perched on the battered wall surrounding. Far below them in the undergrowth, hare, jungle fowl along with peacock and quail, lived in harmony. Just beyond the bridge was a bird shop with a garden full of tall palms, and peacocks and pheasants in big cages. And as male rivalry increased, so did the behaviour - researchers compared it to male peacocks fanning out their feathers when more suitors were around. We saw woodpeckers, a remote airplane in flight, and a peacock with its tail feathers fanned! Male peacocks shed and re-grow tail feathers each year. A feeder from Shanghai Zoo said the peacock was a two-year-and-a-half male and it may be raised by nearby residents. In some other species, such as peacocks, the female alone chooses her mate. Synonyms boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, egotist, self-publicist 1.1 An ostentatious or vain person. these young men have always considered themselves the peacocks of Europe Example sentencesExamples We're just peacocks flaunting our tail feathers. Both sons are strutting peacocks, vain and confident. verbˈpēˌkäkˈpiˌkɑk [no object] Display oneself ostentatiously. he peacocks in front of the full-length mirror Origin Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) ‘peacock’ + cock.
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