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

• 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。
• I'm a night owl.
  我是个熬夜的人。
• I'm a bit of a night owl.
  我是有点夜猫子的人。
• He is a night owl.
  他是个夜猫子。
• "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。
• 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。
• Of course, I'm a night owl.
  当然可以了，我是夜猫子。
• Yes, I'm a regular night owl.
  对，我经常是一个夜猫子。
• 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。
• An OWL ontology may include descriptions of classes, properties, instances.
  一个OWL的本体可能包括对类别、属性和例证的描述。