fowl

英 [faʊl]

美 [faʊl]

n.  家禽; 鸟
v.  捕鸟; 打鸟; 捕野禽

复数：fowls　现在分词：fowling　过去式：fowled　第三人称单数：fowls　过去分词：fowled　

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习惯用语

n.

neither fish nor fowl
• 非驴非马；不伦不类
  neither one thing nor another

牛津词典

noun

• 家禽
  a bird that is kept for its meat and eggs, for example a chicken
  1. fowl such as turkeys and ducks
     诸如火鸡和鸭之类的家禽
• 鸟
  any bird

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鸟;(尤指)家禽
  Afowlis a bird, especially one that can be eaten as food, such as a duck or a chicken.
  1. Carve the fowl into 8 pieces.
     把这只家禽切成 8 块。
  2. ...ducks and many other animals and fowl.
     鸭子以及许多其他动物和家禽

英英释义

noun

• a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
  Synonym:domestic fowlpoultry
• the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
  Synonym:bird

verb

• hunt fowl in the forest
• hunt fowl

双语例句

• The geese's flight muscles also have more mitochondria energy-producing structures inside cells than their fellow fowl.
  斑头雁与其它飞禽相比，它们用于飞行的肌肉里有更多的线粒体&这是一种能在细胞内产生能量的结构。
• ( Jewish) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet.
  （犹太）烘烤的家禽肠，填满加了香料和板油。
• Oval reproductive body of a fowl ( especially a hen) used as food.
  家禽（尤其是母鸡）产的椭圆形的可再生的身体，用作食物。
• Guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar.
  珍珠鸡及产于非洲和马达加斯加的相关鸟类。
• An epidemiological investigation showed that the patient had slaughtered and processed sick water fowl.
  流行病学调查表明，病人曾屠宰和加工过生病水禽。
• He wrenched the fowl's head off.
  他拧下了鸟头。
• Carve the fowl into 8 pieces.
  把这只家禽切成8块。
• The flesh of a bird or fowl ( wild or domestic) used as food.
  作为食物的鸟或家禽（野生或家养）的肉。
• Therewere several dozen varieties of fowl, such as the chicken, peasant, sparrow, and wild goose;
  有几十个品种的家禽，如鸡，农民，麻雀，和雁；
• Chestnuts can be used at Christmas time, as a stuffing for turkey, guinea fowl or chicken.
  栗子可以在圣诞节时作火鸡、珍珠鸡或家鸡的填料。