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

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。
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
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。
He is a night owl.
他是个夜猫子。
But then they gave him an owl&.
可是他们给了他一个猫头鹰。
The owl's cry cut through the silence in the forest.
猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。
This owl is small.
这只猫头鹰真小。
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。
This is my owl, there are many like it, but this one's mine!
这是我的猫头鹰，有很多和它长的很象，但这只是我的。
I don't often, as I'm not a night owl.
我并不是很经常去，因为我并不是一个夜猫子。