owl

/aʊl/ n.
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猫头鹰

释义与例句

n. 猫头鹰
a bird with large eyes and a flat face that hunts small animals at night and makes a hooting sound
  1. An owl sat on the branch and watched us silently.
    一只猫头鹰停在树枝上，静静地望着我们。
  2. Owls hunt mainly at night and have excellent hearing.
    猫头鹰主要在夜间捕食，听觉非常灵敏。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. We heard an owl hooting somewhere beyond the trees.
    我们听见树林那边有只猫头鹰在叫。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 night owl 字面是“夜里的猫头鹰”，引申指习惯熬夜的“夜猫子”，常用于口语。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • awl 锥子
    owl /aʊl/ 是猫头鹰；awl /ɔːl/ 是锥子，拼写相近而读音不同。别把 an owl 写成 an awl，前者是鸟，后者是工具。
    The cobbler used an awl to make holes in the leather. 鞋匠用锥子在皮革上扎孔。
常见搭配
  • a night owl 夜猫子；习惯熬夜的人
    He is a night owl and rarely goes to bed before two. 他是个夜猫子，很少两点前睡觉。
  • a wise old owl 睿智的老猫头鹰（常指有智慧的长者）
    In the story, a wise old owl gives advice to the lost rabbit. 故事里，一只睿智的老猫头鹰给迷路的兔子出主意。
  • the hoot of an owl 猫头鹰的叫声
    The only sound was the hoot of an owl in the woods. 唯一的声响是林中猫头鹰的叫声。