crows

英 [krəʊz]

美 [kroʊz]

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
crow的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Not any more, mocked the crows from shady pine bough perches.
  时光不再啊，乌鸦栖息在成荫的松树主枝上，向我发出嘲笑。
• Type genus of the corvidae: crows and ravens.
  鸦科的模式属；乌鸦和渡鸦。
• So why should we care about the diets of cockroaches and crows?
  那位什么我们应该关心乌鸦和蟑螂的饮食呢？
• He is deathly afraid of black crows
  他非常害怕黑乌鸦。
• The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
  雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
• The fox cub had been pecked to death by crows.
  小狐狸被乌鸦啄死了。
• Look around us, it seems like only sparrows and crows remain.
  在我们的身边，似乎只剩下麻雀和乌鸦了。
• Crows circled overhead, looking for carrion.
  乌鸦在头顶盘旋，寻觅着腐肉。
• The lamb had been pecked by crows.
  那只小羊被乌鸦啄着。
• The farmers tried to fear the crows out of corn by planting several men of straw.
  农民们竖起了几个稻草人，试图把乌鸦从玉米地里吓跑。