pelican: n.1.【鸟类】鹈鹕，塘鹅。2.(古代炼金术士用的)鹈鹕形蒸馏器；【徽章】鹈鹕印；(牙医用的)拔牙钳子。3.〔P-〕〔美俚〕路易斯安那 (Louisiana) 州人的别名。4.〔美俚〕大肚汉，贪吃的人。短语和例子a pelican in her piety 【徽章】鹈鹕哺雏图〔啄伤胸部以血哺养其雏的鹈鹕图〕。
On a trip to utah ' s bear river , hilton was surprised to see a pair of hungry american white pelicans herding several carp ? bigger than the birds ' bills ? into the shallows 在去犹他雄河的途中，希尔顿惊奇的发现这对饥饿的美国白鹈鹕正在围牧鲤鱼- - -把鲤鱼赶到浅滩上，这些鲤鱼比鹈鹕的嘴还要大。
