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

• 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。
• 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。
• He is a night owl.
  他是个夜猫子。
• 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, 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。
• Of course, I'm a night owl.
  当然可以了，我是夜猫子。
• The owl was hooting.
  猫头鹰在叫。
• 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。