owling

owling

美 [a?l] 　英 ['a?l??]

• n.【動】貓頭鷹；〈比喻〉(像貓頭鷹一樣)機警的人
• v.〈口〉指生活習性像貓頭鷹一樣
• 網絡貓頭鷹蹲；貓頭鷹式下蹲；貓頭鷹蹲社團

詞形變化

復數：owls  過去式：owled  現在分詞：owling  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 【動】貓頭鷹 2. 〈比喻〉(像貓頭鷹一樣)機警的人;夜貓子,指一些與貓頭鷹的習性有相同之處的人,他們經常熬夜或是像貓頭鷹一樣聰明
v.	1. 〈口〉指生活習性像貓頭鷹一樣

英英解釋

n.	1. [Animal]a large bird with a big head and eyes and a small sharp beak. owls hunt small animals at night and make a sound called hooting 2. <figurative>somebody whose habits or qualities resemble those attributed to owls, e.g. wisdom, solemnity, or staying up late
v.	1. <spoken>behave like an owl, mainly used in American English

例句

But I never called out. If you go owling you have to be quiet, that's what Pa always says.

但是我沒喊累，出去看貓頭鷹就得保持安靜，爸爸就是這么說的。

It was late one winter night, long past my bedtime, when Pa and I went owling.

在一個冬天的晚上，我跟爸爸出去看貓頭鷹，那時候已經三更半夜了，我們一直都沒睡覺。

I have been waiting to go owling with Pa for a long, long time.

我盼望跟著爸爸一起去看貓頭鷹，已經盼望好久好久了。