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

• Crows do not pick crow's eyes.
  乌鸦不啄乌鸦的眼睛。
• Crows all but destroyed a farmer's field of corn.
  群鸦几乎吃光了一位农夫的玉米地。
• Foxes, crows, and other marauders.
  狐狸、乌鸦和其他攫食动物。
• While we were talking, several crows were swooping down on the red cherries.
  我们谈话的当里，数只乌鸦俯空袭击了红樱桃。
• 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。
• The fox cub had been pecked to death by crows.
  小狐狸被乌鸦啄死了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is deathly afraid of black crows
  他非常害怕黑乌鸦。
• Crows use different sides of their beaks to make and use tools.
  乌鸦使用它们嘴的不同部位来制造和使用工具。