parrot

1. N-COUNT A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say. 鸚鵡

2. V-T If you disapprove of the fact that someone is just repeating what someone else has said, often without really understanding it, you can say that they are parroting it. 鸚鵡學(xué)舌般地重複[表不滿]

Generations of students have learned to parrot the standard explanations. 一屆又一屆的學(xué)生學(xué)會了鸚鵡學(xué)舌般地重複標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的解釋。