owl

英 [aʊl]

美 [aʊl]

n. 猫头鹰，鸮(传统上认为是智慧的象征)

复数：owls　

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。

noun

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

The owl's cry cut through the silence in the forest.
猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。
He is a night owl.
他是个夜猫子。
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。
"No wonder you are so clever. I have only one," said the owl.
“难怪你这么聪明，我才有一分智慧，”猫头鹰回答说。
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
I sent him an owl about that just last week.
上星期我已就此事给他派了一只猫头鹰。
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。
I, said the owl, with my pick and shovel, I'll dig his grave.
我来，猫头鹰说，我将为他挖坟墓，用我的凿子和铲子。
The owl was hooting.
猫头鹰在叫。