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

Clara have always are a night owl.
克莱拉向来就是一个夜猫子。
He heard the hoot of an owl coming from the direction of the wood.
他听到了从树林方向传来的一只猫头鹰的鸣叫。
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.
她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
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。
Owl sped to grab her.
猫头鹰急速地抓住了她。
This owl is small.
这只猫头鹰真小。
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。
Owl has long been associated with seeing into the dark, or in other terms "night vision".
长期以来，猫头鹰被与能看进黑暗中联系起来，或以其他的术语来说是夜间视觉。
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。
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。