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

• Clara have always are a night owl.
  克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
• 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 sped to grab her.
  猫头鹰急速地抓住了她。
• "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。
• 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。
• Are you a night owl?
  你是个夜猫子吗？
• Yes, I am a night owl.
  是的，我是个夜猫子。
• Owl has long been associated with seeing into the dark, or in other terms "night vision".
  长期以来，猫头鹰被与能看进黑暗中联系起来，或以其他的术语来说是夜间视觉。
• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
  她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• 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。