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.
1. An owl hooted nearby.
  一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。

noun

nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Synonym:bird of Minervabird of nighthooter

Clara have always are a night owl.
克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
I'm a night owl.
我是个熬夜的人。
I sent him an owl about that just last week.
上星期我已就此事给他派了一只猫头鹰。
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。
Of course, I'm a night owl.
当然可以了，我是夜猫子。
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。
I, said the owl, with my pick and shovel, I'll dig his grave.
我来，猫头鹰说，我将为他挖坟墓，用我的凿子和铲子。
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。
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。
The owl was hooting.
猫头鹰在叫。