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
- Why did the howler monkeys in Belize howl less often?
为什麽贝里斯的吼猴吼叫不那麽频繁? - 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。 - 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。 - According to the passage, which of the following is true about howler monkeys?
根据本文,下列关于吼猴的叙述何者正确? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - At least the howler had done one good thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again.
吼叫信至少做了一件好事:赫敏似乎觉得他们已经受了足够的惩罚,现在她又像从前那样友好了。