| [/faul; faʊl/] n 用法:
1 [C] (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作fowls) domestic cock or hen 鸡:
We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊. 用法:
2 [U] flesh of certain types of birds, eaten for food 禽肉; 鸡肉:
We had fish for the first course, followed by roast fowl and fresh vegetables. 我们吃的第一道菜是鱼, 接著上的菜是烤禽肉和新鲜蔬菜. 用法:
3 [C] (arch 古) any bird 任何鸟类:
the fowls of the air 飞禽. 用法:
4 (in compounds 用以构成复合词) bird of the type specified 某种禽鸟:
`waterfowl *
barnyard fowl *
`wildfowl. fowl 2
v [I] (usu 通常作 go `fowling) hunt or snare wildfowl 猎捕野禽. |