owl
英 [aʊl]
美 [aʊl]
n. 猫头鹰，鸮(传统上认为是智慧的象征)
复数：owls
Collins.2 / BNC.4246 / COCA.5953
牛津词典
noun
- 猫头鹰，鸮（传统上认为是智慧的象征）
a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise.- An owl hooted nearby.
一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。
- An owl hooted nearby.
柯林斯词典
- See also:night owl
英英释义
noun
- nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
双语例句
- The owl was hooting.
猫头鹰在叫。 - Yes, I'm a regular night owl.
对，我经常是一个夜猫子。 - This owl is small.
这只猫头鹰真小。 - A: I'm a morning person and she's a night owl.
我习惯早上工作，而我的老板却是个夜猫子。 - I saw Mara buy an owl pot exactly like mine.
我看见玛拉买了一个跟我一模一样的猫头鹰。 - He heard the hoot of an owl coming from the direction of the wood.
他听到了从树林方向传来的一只猫头鹰的鸣叫。 - Owl sped to grab her.
猫头鹰急速地抓住了她。 - Owl has long been associated with seeing into the dark, or in other terms "night vision".
长期以来，猫头鹰被与能看进黑暗中联系起来，或以其他的术语来说是夜间视觉。 - I'm a bit of a night owl.
我是有点夜猫子的人。 - The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。