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Crow Crowing Verb Makes Cock Distance 英[Krəʊ 美[Kroʊ

单词 crow
音标
英[krəʊ] 美[kroʊ]
解释
n.乌鸦;雄鸡的啼声;vi.公鸡啼鸣,报晓;欢呼;(尤指在其他人不成功时)扬扬自得地夸口;
例句

N-COUNT
乌鸦
A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.

VERB
(公鸡)打鸣,啼叫
When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
例: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 someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
例: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。
例: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 someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
例:She was crowing with delight...她欢呼雀跃。
例:'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 away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
例: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。
变形
third:crows~done:crowed~pl:crows~ing:crowing~past:crowed~

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