• n. 貓頭鷹；梟；慣于晚上活動的人

擬聲詞，模仿貓頭鷹的叫聲。

owl

owl: [OE] Owl has several relatives in the other modern Germanic languages (German eule, Dutch uil, Swedish uggla), which point back to a prehistoric source *uwwalōn, *uwwilōn. Like most owl-names, such as Latin ulula and the possibly related German uhu, this no doubt originated as an imitation of the owl’s call.

owl (n.)

Old English ule "owl," from Proto-Germanic *uwwalon- (cognates: Middle Dutch, Dutch uil, Old High German uwila, German Eule, Old Norse ugla), a diminutive of PIE root *u(wa)l-, which is imitative of a wail or an owl's hoot (compare Latin ulula "owl;" also see ululation). The bird was employed proverbially and figuratively in reference to nocturnal habits, ugliness, and appearance of gravity and wisdom (often ironic).

1. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.

對于很多加利福尼亞的印第安人而言，貓頭鷹是圣物。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.

外面的花園里突然有一只貓頭鷹嗚嗚地叫起來。

來自柯林斯例句

3. An owl hooted nearby.

一只貓頭鷹在附近啼叫。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. Her new glasses make her look like an owl.

她的新眼鏡讓她看上去像只貓頭鷹.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The owl was hooting.

貓頭鷹在叫.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》