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
Collins.1 / BNC.9901 / COCA.8402
同义词辨析
boastv. 吹嘘，自吹自擂
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指对自己的能力、成就、财富以及家庭等进行夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。
〔例证〕
He boasted that he had never failed a test.
他自夸考试从未不及格过。
There's nothing to boast of.
没有什么值得夸耀的。
他自夸考试从未不及格过。
There's nothing to boast of.
没有什么值得夸耀的。
bragv. 〈贬〉自夸，吹嘘
〔辨析〕
指过分夸大自己的才能、财富等，其夸耀和吹嘘的程度强于 boast，甚至到了令人讨厌的地步。
〔例证〕
She used to brag that she was the most talented woman in her country.
她过去总是自夸说她是全国最有才华的女人。
He often brags about his cleverness.
他常常吹嘘自己的聪明才智。
她过去总是自夸说她是全国最有才华的女人。
He often brags about his cleverness.
他常常吹嘘自己的聪明才智。
crowv. 〈贬〉吹嘘，自夸
〔辨析〕
通常指得意洋洋地大声夸耀自己的成功。
〔例证〕
She always crows about her success.
她总是夸耀自己的成功。
He was crowing over winning the bet.
他在大声吹嘘自己打赌赢了。
她总是夸耀自己的成功。
He was crowing over winning the bet.
他在大声吹嘘自己打赌赢了。
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- She gave a little crow of triumph.
她轻轻地发出了胜利的欢呼声。
- She gave a little crow of triumph.
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- He won't stop crowing about his victory.
他滔滔不绝地夸耀自己的胜利。 - ‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed.
“我赢了，我赢了！”她得意忘形地叫道。
- He won't stop crowing about his victory.
- 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.- The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
- The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory...
- VERB 欢叫;高兴地说
If someonecrows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.- She was crowing with delight...
她欢呼雀跃。 - '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。
- She was crowing with delight...
- 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.- 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 live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
英英释义
noun
- black birds having a raucous call
- an instance of boastful talk
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
verb
- express pleasure verbally
- She crowed with joy
- utter shrill sounds
- The cocks crowed all morning
- dwell on with satisfaction
双语例句
- The thief ran away and was lost in the crow.
小偷逃跑了并且消失在人群中。 - The rooster's crow woke me.
雄鸡的啼叫声把我吵醒了。 - Cocks crow.
鸡啼。 - The crow pecked out the eyes of the dead sheep.
乌鸦啄出了那头死羊的眼睛。 - One day a crow found a piece of meat.
有一天乌鸦找到了一块肉。 - 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 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。 - The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。 - 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。 - The crow contested one another for nesting territory.
乌鸦互相争夺筑巢之地。