howler
英 [ˈhaʊlə(r)]
美 [ˈhaʊlər]
n. (尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误
复数:howlers
BNC.24391 / COCA.24665
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误
a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes- The report is full of howlers.
这份报告错漏百出。
- The report is full of howlers.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
Ahowleris a stupid mistake.- I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。
- I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
英英释义
noun
- a glaring blunder
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
双语例句
- Ron sits stunned, and the Howler smashes itself into pieces.
罗恩目瞪口呆地坐着,吼叫信自动撕成碎片。 - New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin.
新域猴;僧帽猴;夜猴;吼猴;粗尾猿;蜘蛛猴;松鼠猴;狨;羊毛猴;狨;绢毛猴。 - Apparently, with plenty of space and no other howler monkeys around, there was no need to check on the whereabouts of their competitors.
显然,拥有广大的空间且四周没有其他吼猴,吼猴就没有必要去查出周遭的竞争者。 - I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。 - At the sanctuary, keepers now use recorded howler sounds from a distance so that the monkeys feel the need to make the territorial calls as they would do in the wild.
在保护区里,饲养者现在从远处播放预录的吼叫声音,以致猴子们察觉有发出宣示领土叫声的必要,如它们在野外一样。 - In the future when the population grows, there will be no need for the recording because the howler monkeys will have more reason to check in with the neighbors to define their own territories.
未来,猴子数量增加时,就不再需要录音了,因为吼喉会有更多的理由与邻居们确认住入,以界定它们自己的领土。 - Interestingly, when there are few howler monkeys in an area, the howling routine takes on a different pattern.
有趣的是,当某个地区只有极少数吼猴时,它们会采取不同模式的吼叫惯例。 - He was not good at business and it soon came a howler.
他不擅长做生意,不久就失败了。 - Male howler monkeys use their loud voices to fight for food, mates, or territory.
雄性吼猴利用它们的大嗓门去争夺食物,求偶,或宣示领土。 - Why are you so slow? the howler monkey asked one day.
猴子问。为什么你动作这么慢。