水乌儿一抿翅膀
The waterbird tucked its wings.
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Is this a C-E, or E-C translation? "一抿 "seems a bad choice of word for bird's wings, and does not mean "tucked".– r13Commented Dec 2, 2022 at 15:35
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抿 means "gently close" close enough to "tuck in"– Tang Ho ♦Commented Dec 2, 2022 at 23:20
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The sentence is from Pleco.– Teppo TeerilahtiCommented Dec 6, 2022 at 23:35
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[一] + [v] depicts a 'single' movement (implies starting abruptly or carrying out decisively)
Example:
挥利剑砍下敌人头颅 = "swing a sharp sword and cut off the enemy's head"
一挥利剑，砍下敌人头颅 = "with one swing of a sharp sword, cut off the enemy's head" (you can imagine this movement must be starting abruptly and carried out decisively)
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展翅飞上天空 - "spread the wings and fly up to the sky"
一展翅便即飞上天空 - "once spread the wings, it started flying up to the sky "
水乌儿一抿翅膀
水乌儿一抿翅膀，轻轻降落在我的前草坪上 - The waterfowl with one gentle tuck of its wings, landed softly on my front lawn