owl

英 [aʊl]

美 [aʊl]

n.  猫头鹰，鸮(传统上认为是智慧的象征)

复数：owls　

CET4CET6考研GREIELTSTEM4TEM8法律

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。

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
  Synonym:bird of Minervabird of nighthooter

双语例句

• Yes, I am a night owl.
  是的，我是个夜猫子。
• An OWL ontology may include descriptions of classes, properties, instances.
  一个OWL的本体可能包括对类别、属性和例证的描述。
• Owl and Bluebird visited each other in the evening.
  在夜晚，猫头鹰和蓝鸟彼此相互拜访。
• 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。
• Clara have always are a night owl.
  克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
• 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。
• I'm a night owl.
  我是个熬夜的人。
• 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。
• Owl and Bluebird were glad to be friends and neighbors.
  猫头鹰和蓝鸟作为朋友和邻居很高兴。
• 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。