peacock

名词 peacock:

1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
   同义词：peacock butterfly, Inachis io
2. male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

1. The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail.
   麻雀看见孔雀负担着它的翎尾，替它担忧。
2. Children shout when they see the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
   当孔雀展现它华丽的尾巴时，孩子们大声叫着。
3. He strutted in front of me like a peacock.
   他像一只骄傲的孔雀一样在我前面趾高气扬地走着。
4. Peacocks are more beautiful than peahens.
   雄孔雀要比雌孔雀漂亮。

pea.cock

n.（名词）

A male peafowl, distinguished by its crested head, brilliant blue or green plumage, and long modified back feathers that are marked with iridescent eyelike spots and that can be spread in a fanlike form.
雄孔雀：雄性孔雀，具有头冠，明丽的蓝色或绿色羽毛，长长的装饰性后羽，带有眼状的彩虹般的花斑，可展成扇形
A peafowl, either male or female.
孔雀：孔雀，雄性的或雌性的孔雀
A vain person; a dandy.
虚荣的人；爱炫耀的人
v.intr.（不及物动词）
pea.cocked,pea.cock.ing,pea.cocks
To strut about like a peacock; exhibit oneself vainly.
招摇，装模作样地走：像孔雀那样大摇大摆地走动；神气十足

来源：
Middle English pocock, pecok
中古英语 pocock, pecok
po [peacock] from Old English pawa, pôa [peafowl] from Latin p3vô [peacock]
po [孔雀] 源自 古英语 pawa, pôa [孔雀] 源自 拉丁语 p3vô [孔雀]
Middle English cok * see cock
中古英语 cok *参见 cock

【引伸】
pea.cock.ish 或
pea.cock.y
adj.（形容词）