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

This is my owl, there are many like it, but this one's mine!
这是我的猫头鹰，有很多和它长的很象，但这只是我的。
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。
Owl sped to grab her.
猫头鹰急速地抓住了她。
I don't often, as I'm not a night owl.
我并不是很经常去，因为我并不是一个夜猫子。
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。
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。
She went to the Owl uncle there, is what I know.
她到了猫头鹰伯伯那儿，才知道就是我。
I'm a night owl.
我是个熬夜的人。
Yes, I am a night owl.
是的，我是个夜猫子。
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。