"The students parroted the teacher's words"
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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. 鹦鹉
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. 鹦鹉学舌般地重复 [表不满]
Generations of students have learned to parrot the standard explanations.
一届又一届的学生学会了鹦鹉学舌般地重复标准的解释。
What has never been precisely understood, though, is why we like to be parroted so much.
然而，我们从来没有真正明白，为什么我们这样喜欢被模仿。
Ted parroted what the boss had said.
泰德只会重复老板说的话。
Seafood fan has parroted the popular idea that fish and crustaceans do not feel pain.
在许多喜欢吃海味的人们中间流传着一种观点，就是鱼类和甲壳类动物没有疼痛感。
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