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.- An owl hooted nearby.
一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。
- An owl hooted nearby.
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
双语例句
- The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。 - 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's cry cut through the silence in the forest.
猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。 - I'm a bit of a night owl.
我是有点夜猫子的人。 - Owl and Bluebird were glad to be friends and neighbors.
猫头鹰和蓝鸟作为朋友和邻居很高兴。 - This is my owl, there are many like it, but this one's mine!
这是我的猫头鹰，有很多和它长的很象，但这只是我的。 - Yes, I'm a regular night owl.
对，我经常是一个夜猫子。 - I saw Mara buy an owl pot exactly like mine.
我看见玛拉买了一个跟我一模一样的猫头鹰。 - 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。 - But then they gave him an owl&.
可是他们给了他一个猫头鹰。