owl

英 [aʊl]

美 [aʊl]

n. 猫头鹰，鸮(传统上认为是智慧的象征)

复数：owls　

Collins.2 / BNC.4246 / COCA.5953

牛津词典

noun

猫头鹰，鸮（传统上认为是智慧的象征）
a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise.
1. An owl hooted nearby.
  一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。

noun

nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Synonym:bird of Minervabird of nighthooter

The owl was hooting.
猫头鹰在叫。
A: I'm a morning person and she's a night owl.
我习惯早上工作，而我的老板却是个夜猫子。
Owl and Bluebird visited each other in the evening.
在夜晚，猫头鹰和蓝鸟彼此相互拜访。
Many things go into a coffin burger. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
棺材板里放了很多东西。我听见了猫头鹰叫，蟋蟀尖鸣。
I sent him an owl about that just last week.
上星期我已就此事给他派了一只猫头鹰。
Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
外面的花园里突然有一只猫头鹰呜呜地叫起来。
But then they gave him an owl&.
可是他们给了他一个猫头鹰。
Clara have always are a night owl.
克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
The owl's cry cut through the silence in the forest.
猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。