crows

英 [krəʊz]

美 [kroʊz]

n.  乌鸦; (像雄鸡的)啼叫声，喔喔叫声
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的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Foxes, crows, and other marauders.
  狐狸、乌鸦和其他攫食动物。
• The farmer's rooster crows every morning when the sun rises.
  每天早上太阳升起时，农人的公鸡便喔喔啼叫。
• Type genus of the corvidae: crows and ravens.
  鸦科的模式属；乌鸦和渡鸦。
• A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
  一群乌鸦在头顶上盘旋。
• When a dove begins to associate with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
  鸽子和乌鸦联合时，羽毛虽然仍是白色，但心已经变黑了。近墨者黑。
• I heard the raucous call of the crows.
  我听到乌鸦刺耳的叫声。
• The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
  雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
• The farmer shot two crows and strung them on the fence.
  这位农夫打死了两只公鸡，挂在了篱笆上。
• Crows circled overhead, looking for carrion.
  乌鸦在头顶盘旋，寻觅着腐肉。
• "I consider crows are not pests," John shout, biting into a crisp biscuit.
  “我以为乌鸦是有害动物。”约翰边说，便咬了一口脆饼干。