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Definition of snowbird in English:

snowbird

nounˈsnəʊbəːdˈsnōˌbərd
  • 1North American informal A northerner who moves to a warmer southern state in the winter.

    〈北美,非正式〉冬季搬到温暖的南方居住的北方人

    at the peak of the tourist season the hotel hosted an additional three hundred snowbirds and backpackers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For that reason, cremation is very popular in markets across Arizona and Florida, home to many snowbirds and transplanted retirees, as shown in the above map.
    • The variety is clearly aimed at family vacationers and snowbirds who can afford a winter residence in the Sunshine State.
    • I had an eight-month contract that would get to the winter months, and I would head to Arizona, just like the snowbirds, and work on a couple of courses down there, doing mostly irrigation work for four months out of the year.
    • There's snowbirds coming from Canada and Washington, they're stopping in, picking up cheese and taking it down to Phoenix and Southern California.
    • This snowbird will be happy only if their appearance includes sufficient snowfall this winter to make for plenty of happy cross country ski outings.
    • We became acclimated to ‘dry heat’ and discovered why so many snowbirds return to the area for its unique beauty, year after year.
    • The phrase ‘Québécois at the beach’ usually conjures up images of Quebec's snowbirds escaping winter for Florida's sunny shores.
    • They're not necessarily resort communities, you know, some snowbirds go down there and there's long time residents live down there.
    • Also, if you are a snowbird and live for 6 months in the North and 6 months in Florida where you own or rent a house or condo, register in Florida.
    • There she reportedly sells time-share accommodation to so-called ageing snowbirds who migrate south for the winter.
    • Yet the retirees and snowbirds who loyally filled the condos during Palm Springs' downturn in the 1980s and early '90s are still there.
    • And if a good beer can't be found, a tequila will do in this town filled with snowbirds, University of Arizona students and tourists.
    • Many of them are, you know, year-round residents, many snowbirds, and the majority of whom are older citizens, correct?
    • Destin, located in the panhandle region, has become a prime landing strip for snowbirds who would rather gaze at blue water and white sand than gray buildings and freeways.
    • That would allow snowbirds and Southeastern race fans to spend three weeks in Florida, migrating from one track to the other.
    • San Augustine is popular with snowbirds and retirees.
    • Sue all Northern Yankee States for forcing snowbirds to leave by criminal tacit encouragement of bad weather.
    • It sits atop an emerging category of RVs that appeal to urbanites who are far more design-conscious than the senior snowbirds driving big white boxes from hookup to hookup.
    • Locations will be by no coincidence in the same regions where the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau beams a good share of its advertising - to the snowbirds in the Midwest.
    • Beware of snowbirds: Beginning Oct. 31, Canadian discounter CanJet will add a Sunday-only non-stop flight between Orlando and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    Synonyms
    abuser, user
  • 2A widespread and variable junco (songbird) with grey or brown upper parts and a white belly.

    灰蓝灯草鹀,暗眼灯草鹀

    Junco hyemalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae). Alternative name: dark-eyed junco

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We studied a captive population of dark-eyed juncos in a simulated intruder situation.
    • Response to the predator model was compared to a control model of the largely granivorous bird, the dark-eyed junco, which represents no predation threat.
    • Similarly, in male and female dark-eyed juncos, dominance was related to prior residency.
    • On days with fresh snowfall, GC concentrations were higher in dark-eyed juncos than on days without fresh snow and fat reserves increased after these snows.
    • Dominant dark-eyed juncos also obtained more food than subordinate juncos when food was clumped and the same amount of food when food was dispersed.
    1. 2.1 The snow bunting.
      雪鹀
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All too soon, Johnny's cutting zigzags across trapping lines and frozen inlets, listening to snowbirds whistle and the dogs pant.

Definition of snowbird in US English:

snowbird

nounˈsnōˌbərd
  • 1North American informal A northerner who moves to a warmer southern state in the winter.

    〈北美,非正式〉冬季搬到温暖的南方居住的北方人

    at the peak of the tourist season the hotel hosted an additional three hundred snowbirds and backpackers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It sits atop an emerging category of RVs that appeal to urbanites who are far more design-conscious than the senior snowbirds driving big white boxes from hookup to hookup.
    • San Augustine is popular with snowbirds and retirees.
    • They're not necessarily resort communities, you know, some snowbirds go down there and there's long time residents live down there.
    • Sue all Northern Yankee States for forcing snowbirds to leave by criminal tacit encouragement of bad weather.
    • I had an eight-month contract that would get to the winter months, and I would head to Arizona, just like the snowbirds, and work on a couple of courses down there, doing mostly irrigation work for four months out of the year.
    • And if a good beer can't be found, a tequila will do in this town filled with snowbirds, University of Arizona students and tourists.
    • The variety is clearly aimed at family vacationers and snowbirds who can afford a winter residence in the Sunshine State.
    • There's snowbirds coming from Canada and Washington, they're stopping in, picking up cheese and taking it down to Phoenix and Southern California.
    • Yet the retirees and snowbirds who loyally filled the condos during Palm Springs' downturn in the 1980s and early '90s are still there.
    • That would allow snowbirds and Southeastern race fans to spend three weeks in Florida, migrating from one track to the other.
    • This snowbird will be happy only if their appearance includes sufficient snowfall this winter to make for plenty of happy cross country ski outings.
    • Locations will be by no coincidence in the same regions where the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau beams a good share of its advertising - to the snowbirds in the Midwest.
    • Also, if you are a snowbird and live for 6 months in the North and 6 months in Florida where you own or rent a house or condo, register in Florida.
    • Destin, located in the panhandle region, has become a prime landing strip for snowbirds who would rather gaze at blue water and white sand than gray buildings and freeways.
    • The phrase ‘Québécois at the beach’ usually conjures up images of Quebec's snowbirds escaping winter for Florida's sunny shores.
    • For that reason, cremation is very popular in markets across Arizona and Florida, home to many snowbirds and transplanted retirees, as shown in the above map.
    • We became acclimated to ‘dry heat’ and discovered why so many snowbirds return to the area for its unique beauty, year after year.
    • Beware of snowbirds: Beginning Oct. 31, Canadian discounter CanJet will add a Sunday-only non-stop flight between Orlando and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    • There she reportedly sells time-share accommodation to so-called ageing snowbirds who migrate south for the winter.
    • Many of them are, you know, year-round residents, many snowbirds, and the majority of whom are older citizens, correct?
    Synonyms
    abuser, user
  • 2A widespread and variable junco with gray or brown upper parts and a white belly.

    灰蓝灯草鹀,暗眼灯草鹀

    Junco hyemalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae). Alternative names: northern junco, dark-eyed junco, slate-colored junco

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dominant dark-eyed juncos also obtained more food than subordinate juncos when food was clumped and the same amount of food when food was dispersed.
    • On days with fresh snowfall, GC concentrations were higher in dark-eyed juncos than on days without fresh snow and fat reserves increased after these snows.
    • Response to the predator model was compared to a control model of the largely granivorous bird, the dark-eyed junco, which represents no predation threat.
    • Similarly, in male and female dark-eyed juncos, dominance was related to prior residency.
    • We studied a captive population of dark-eyed juncos in a simulated intruder situation.
    1. 2.1 The snow bunting.
      雪鹀
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All too soon, Johnny's cutting zigzags across trapping lines and frozen inlets, listening to snowbirds whistle and the dogs pant.
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