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'm a night owl.
我是个熬夜的人。
"No wonder you are so clever. I have only one," said the owl.
“难怪你这么聪明，我才有一分智慧，”猫头鹰回答说。
Many things go into a coffin burger. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
棺材板里放了很多东西。我听见了猫头鹰叫，蟋蟀尖鸣。
The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。
Owl and Bluebird were glad to be friends and neighbors.
猫头鹰和蓝鸟作为朋友和邻居很高兴。
He heard the hoot of an owl coming from the direction of the wood.
他听到了从树林方向传来的一只猫头鹰的鸣叫。
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
Owl has long been associated with seeing into the dark, or in other terms "night vision".
长期以来，猫头鹰被与能看进黑暗中联系起来，或以其他的术语来说是夜间视觉。
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。