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crowBrE /krəʊ/NAmE /kroʊ/ nouna large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry 乌鸦a sound like that of a cock/ rooster crowing （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。 ●as 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。●eat humble ˈpie(NAmE also eat ˈcrow) to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made 认错；道歉；赔罪 ORIGIN From a pun on the old word umbles, meaning 'offal', which was considered to be food for poor people. 源自古词 umbles 的双关谐音，意为 “内脏”，被认为是穷人的食物。●ˌstone the ˈcrows●ˌstone ˈme(old-fashioned, BrE) used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc. （表示惊奇、震惊、气愤等）哎呀 crowBrE /krəʊ/NAmE /kroʊ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they crow BrE /krəʊ/ NAmE /kroʊ/present simple - he / she / it crows BrE /krəʊz/ NAmE /kroʊz/past simple crowed BrE /krəʊd/ NAmE /kroʊd/past participle crowed BrE /krəʊd/ NAmE /kroʊd/ -ing form crowing BrE /ˈkrəʊɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkroʊɪŋ/ [I] (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 [I, T] (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 SYNboast, gloat◆~ (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。◆~ that…He crowed that they had sold out in one day. 他扬扬得意地炫耀他们一天内就全部售完了。 [I] (BrE) (of a baby 婴儿) to make happy sounds 欢叫 |