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

• 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。
• I don't often, as I'm not a night owl.
  我并不是很经常去，因为我并不是一个夜猫子。
• Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
  外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
• Clara have always are a night owl.
  克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
• 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。
• The owl was hooting.
  猫头鹰在叫。
• "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。
• 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。
• Yes, I am a night owl.
  是的，我是个夜猫子。