[N-COUNT 可数名词]乌鸦 A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
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[VERB 动词](公鸡)打鸣,啼叫 When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
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The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
雄鸡报晓,鸟儿欢叫。
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[VERB 动词]对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意 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.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]欢叫;高兴地说 If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
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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。
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[PHRASE 短语]成直线地;笔直地 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.
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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。
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crow/krəʊ; NAmEkroʊ/
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crowcrowscrowedcrewcrowingnoun1a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry 乌鸦2a sound like that of a cock/ roostercrowing (像雄鸡的)啼叫声,喔喔叫声◆She gave a little crow of triumph.她轻轻地发出了胜利的欢呼声。IDIOMas the ˈcrow fliesin a straight line 成直线地;笔直地◆The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.这些村庄直线距离相隔不超过一英里。☞more at
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v.verb1[intransitive ](of a cock/ rooster雄鸡)to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning (尤指在清晨)啼叫,打鸣2[intransitive , transitive ]( disapproving) to talk too proudly about sth you have achieved, especially when sb else has been unsuccessful (尤指在其他人不成功时)扬扬自得地夸口,自鸣得意SYN
boast
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crow(about/over sth) ◆He won't stop crowing about his victory.他滔滔不绝地夸耀自己的胜利。+ speech◆‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed.“我赢了,我赢了!”她得意忘形地叫道。crowthat… ◆He crowed that they had sold out in one day.他洋洋得意地炫耀他们一天内就全部售完了。3[intransitive ]( BrE) (of a baby 婴儿)to make happy sounds 欢叫crow/krəʊ; NAmEkroʊ/Crow/krəʊ; NAmEkroʊ/noun(pluralCroworCrows)a member of a Native American people, many of whom live in the US state of Montana 克劳人(美洲土著,很多居于美国蒙大拿州)Crow/krəʊ; NAmEkroʊ/
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crowcrow1 /krəʊ $ kroʊ/ noun
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1[countable] a large shiny black bird with a loud cry2[singular] the loud sound a cock makes3as the crow flies in a straight line: ten miles from here as the crow flies → eat crow
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crowcrow2 verb [intransitive]
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1if a cock crows, it makes a loud high sound2to talk about what you have done in a very proud way – used to show disapprovalcrow over/about He was crowing over winning the bet.3 written if someone, especially a baby, crows, they make a noise that shows they are happy: Ben rushed to his father, crowing with pleasure.
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