parrot
US: /ˈpɛɹət/
UK: /pˈæɹət/
UK: /pˈæɹət/
English Vietnamese dictionary
parrot /'pærət/
- danh từ
- con vẹt ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- con vẹt ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- ngoại động từ
- nhắc lại như vẹt, nói như vẹt
- dạy (ai...) nhắc lại như vẹt; dạy (ai...) nói như vẹt
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types of parrot, most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as pets and can be trained to copy human speech.
Idioms see SICK adj.
+ verb [VN] (disapproving) to repeat what sb else has said without thinking about what it means
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 imitator, mimic, Colloq copycat:
She never has an original idea of her own: she's a mere parrot of others' fashions and fancies.
v.
2 imitate, mimic, ape, copy, echo, repeat, reiterate:
Mick doesn't understand the issues and just parrots what he hears on TV.
Concise English dictionary
parrots|parroted|parroting'pærət
noun
+usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
+a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
verb
+repeat mindlessly
