crowing

英 [ˈkrəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈkroʊɪŋ]

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的现在分词

复数：crowings　现在分词：crowing　

COCA.40635

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。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of boastful talk
  1. his brag is worse than his fight
  2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  Synonym:bragbraggingcrowvaporingline-shootinggasconade

adj

• exhibiting self-importance
  1. big talk
  Synonym:boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcock-a-hoopself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising

双语例句

• The roosters were crowing and the dawn was not far off.
  雄鸡报晓，黎明即将来到。
• Schools that have achieved good exam results this year have been crowing about it.
  今年考试成绩良好的学校一直在夸耀此事。
• The crowing of cocks, the barking of dogs and the calls of vendors carried a long way so that they could be heard clearly in the next street, rather like the cries of cranes coming down from the sky.
  鸡鸣犬吠，和小贩们的吆喝声，都能传达到很远，隔着街能听到些响亮清脆的声儿，象从天上落下的鹤唳。
• He's been crowing about or over his promotion all week.
  整个星期他都在夸耀自己升职一事。
• When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.
  温迪忐忑不安地走回房间时，她看到彼得坐在床柱上得意洋洋地叫喊着，简正穿着睡衣狂喜地绕着房间飞。
• My co-worker is always crowing about how great she is.
  我的同事老爱夸耀她有多伟大。
• They have won the match, but they are not crowing over their defeated opponents.
  他们在比赛中取得了胜利，但是对于被击败的对手并不神气活现。
• And because their internal clocks are sometimes set a bit early, some roosters begin crowing well before sunrise.
  又因为公鸡的生理钟有时候设置得早一些，所以，一些公鸡打鸣在日出前。
• Listen, the rooster is crowing.
  听，公鸡正在报晓。
• For some farmers, roosters crowing at night, cows refusing to go to pasture, or pigs gathering leaves and straw means anything but clear skies.
  对一些农夫来说，公鸡在夜晚啼叫，母牛不肯吃草或猪堆集树叶和稻草都表示坏天气即将来临。