crow
n. 乌鸦; (像雄鸡的)啼叫声
v. (公鸡)打鸣; 对…洋洋自得; 欢叫
A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
雄鸡报晓,鸟儿欢叫。
If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
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。
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。
If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
She was crowing with delight...
她欢呼雀跃。
'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。
If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
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。
1. black birds having a raucous call
2. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3. an instance of boastful talk;
1. dwell on with satisfaction
2. express pleasure verbally;
3. utter shrill sounds;
boast, brag, crow, pride
这些动词均含有"自夸,吹嘘"之意。
eat crow
(北美, 非正式)被迫认输;被迫承认失败
as the crow flies
沿直线地
I saw a man leveling a gun at a crow.
我看见一个人正用枪瞄准一只乌鸦.
The Crow people were based in the Bighorn Mountains.
克劳人的基地在洛基山羊山.
The crow croaked disaster.
乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难.
The cock had a strange habit. It did not crow at dawn, but at midnight.
这只公鸡有个怪习惯, 不在黎明啼叫, 而在半夜里叫.
The rooster's crow woke me.
公鸡的啼叫声把我吵醒了.