howler

英 [ˈhaʊlə(r)]

美 [ˈhaʊlər]

n.  (尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误

复数：howlers　

GRETEM8电力

BNC.24391 / COCA.24665

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指言谈或行文中的）愚蠢的错误
  a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes
  1. The report is full of howlers.
     这份报告错漏百出。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
  Ahowleris a stupid mistake.
  1. I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
     我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。

英英释义

noun

• a glaring blunder
• monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
  Synonym:howler monkey
• a joke that seems extremely funny
  Synonym:belly laughsidesplitterthigh-slapperscreamwowriot

双语例句

• Interestingly, when there are few howler monkeys in an area, the howling routine takes on a different pattern.
  有趣的是，当某个地区只有极少数吼猴时，它们会采取不同模式的吼叫惯例。
• Why did the howler monkeys in Belize howl less often?
  为什麽贝里斯的吼猴吼叫不那麽频繁？
• I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
  我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。
• They got off to the worst possible start when new keeper Scott Carson made a dreadul howler in the eighth minute and allowed a shot from distance to bounce off his shoulder into the net.
  第八分钟，克罗地亚的一计远射弹过英格兰新任守门员斯高菲尔德的肩膀，跳入球门，开始了英格兰队的噩梦。
• Male howler monkeys use their loud voices to fight for food, mates, or territory.
  雄性吼猴利用它们的大嗓门去争夺食物，求偶，或宣示领土。
• At least the howler had done one good thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again.
  吼叫信至少做了一件好事：赫敏似乎觉得他们已经受了足够的惩罚，现在她又像从前那样友好了。
• People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the howler, and Ron sank Solow in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen.
  全礼堂的人都转过身来看是谁收到了吼叫信，罗恩缩在椅子里，只能看到一个通红的额头。
• Ron sits stunned, and the Howler smashes itself into pieces.
  罗恩目瞪口呆地坐着，吼叫信自动撕成碎片。
• He was not good at business and it soon came a howler.
  他不擅长做生意，不久就失败了。
• New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin.
  新域猴；僧帽猴；夜猴；吼猴；粗尾猿；蜘蛛猴；松鼠猴；狨；羊毛猴；狨；绢毛猴。