owl

英 [aʊl]

美 [aʊl]

n.  猫头鹰，鸮(传统上认为是智慧的象征)

复数：owls　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4246 / COCA.5953

牛津词典

noun

• 猫头鹰，鸮（传统上认为是智慧的象征）
  a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise.
  1. An owl hooted nearby.
     一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。

柯林斯词典

• See also:night owl

英英释义

noun

• nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
  Synonym:bird of Minervabird of nighthooter

双语例句

• Many things go into a coffin burger. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
  棺材板里放了很多东西。我听见了猫头鹰叫，蟋蟀尖鸣。
• A: I'm a morning person and she's a night owl.
  我习惯早上工作，而我的老板却是个夜猫子。
• Owl and Bluebird visited each other in the evening.
  在夜晚，猫头鹰和蓝鸟彼此相互拜访。
• Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
  外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
  她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• Yes, I am a night owl.
  是的，我是个夜猫子。
• Are you a night owl?
  你是个夜猫子吗？
• She went to the Owl uncle there, is what I know.
  她到了猫头鹰伯伯那儿，才知道就是我。
• The owl was hooting.
  猫头鹰在叫。
• He heard the hoot of an owl coming from the direction of the wood.
  他听到了从树林方向传来的一只猫头鹰的鸣叫。