crow

英 [krəʊ]

美 [kroʊ]

n.  乌鸦; (像雄鸡的)啼叫声，喔喔叫声
v.  (尤指在清晨)啼叫，打鸣; (尤指在其他人不成功时)扬扬自得地夸口，自鸣得意; 欢叫

复数：crows　过去式：crowed　现在分词：crowing　过去分词：crowed　第三人称单数：crows　

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同义词辨析

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习惯用语

n.

as the crow flies
• 成直线地；笔直地
  in a straight line
• The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.
  这些村庄直线距离相隔不超过一英里。
eat humble pie
• 认错；道歉；赔罪
  to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
stone the crowsstone me
• （表示惊奇、震惊、气愤等）哎呀
  used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 乌鸦
  a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry
• （像雄鸡的）啼叫声，喔喔叫声
  a sound like that of a cock/rooster crowing
  1. She gave a little crow of triumph.
     她轻轻地发出了胜利的欢呼声。

verb

• （尤指在清晨）啼叫，打鸣
  to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning
• （尤指在其他人不成功时）扬扬自得地夸口，自鸣得意
  to talk too proudly about sth you have achieved, especially when sb else has been unsuccessful
  1. He won't stop crowing about his victory.
     他滔滔不绝地夸耀自己的胜利。
  2. ‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed.
     “我赢了，我赢了！”她得意忘形地叫道。
• 欢叫
  to make happy sounds

柯林斯词典

• 乌鸦
  Acrowis a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
• VERB (公鸡)打鸣，啼叫
  When a cockcrows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
  1. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
     雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
• VERB 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意
  If you say that someoneis crowing aboutsomething they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
  1. Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory...
     爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
  2. We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
     我们看到他们所有人都为那场运动的覆灭而洋洋自得。
• VERB 欢叫;高兴地说
  If someonecrows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
  1. She was crowing with delight...
     她欢呼雀跃。
  2. 'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine.
     “我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈，”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
• PHRASE 成直线地;笔直地
  If you say that a place is a particular distance awayas the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
  1. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
     我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。

英英释义

noun

• black birds having a raucous call
• an instance of boastful talk
  1. his brag is worse than his fight
  2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  Synonym:bragbraggingcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconade
• the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)

verb

• express pleasure verbally
  1. She crowed with joy
• utter shrill sounds
  1. The cocks crowed all morning
• dwell on with satisfaction
  Synonym:gloattriumph

双语例句

• She was crowing with delight
  她欢呼雀跃。
• We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
  我们看到他们所有人都为那场运动的覆灭而洋洋自得。
• 'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine.
  “我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈，”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
• The crow contested one another for nesting territory.
  乌鸦互相争夺筑巢之地。
• We are ten miles from the town as the crow flies.
  假如像乌鸦那样飞，我们离城里只是有十英里了。
• I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
  我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。
• I joined the crow and stood there and watched long.
  我加入了人群，长久站在那里看。
• The wings of a crow can never cover up the sun.
  乌鸦的翅膀遮不住太阳。
• When I got to Crow Creek, Magpie was not home. I talked to his wife Amelia.
  我到鸭溪时，喜鹊没在家，我和他的妻子阿米莉亚谈了谈。
• The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
  雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。