also peregrin, type of falcon, 1550s, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from Old French faulcon pelerin (mid-13c.), from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, from Latin peregrinus "coming from foreign parts" (see peregrination). Sense may have been a bird "caught in transit," as opposed to one taken from the nest. Peregrine as an adjective in English meaning "not native, foreign" is attested from 1520s.
实用例句
1. Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.
游隼捕到鸟类猎物时,通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛,再把肉撕下来.
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2. The first thing people think of when they hear the word " peregrine " is a falcon.
人们听到 “ 远游客 ” 这个词首先联想起的是游鹰.
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3. Was he finally free from the fear of hawk peregrine?
于是,这样他就能从鹰隼的恐惧阴影中解放出来了 吗 ?
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4. Can I escape from hawk and peregrine when they are after?
如果我被老鹰或隼之类的盯上了,能逃脱掉 么 ?
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5. At that time, 49 % Wahaha, Danone and Peregrine, together accounting for 51 %.