owling

owling

美 [aʊl] 　英 ['aʊlɪŋ]

• n.【动】猫头鹰；〈比喻〉(像猫头鹰一样)机警的人
• v.〈口〉指生活习性像猫头鹰一样
• 网络猫头鹰蹲；猫头鹰式下蹲；猫头鹰蹲社团

词形变化

复数：owls  过去式：owled  现在分词：owling  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【动】猫头鹰 2. 〈比喻〉(像猫头鹰一样)机警的人;夜猫子,指一些与猫头鹰的习性有相同之处的人,他们经常熬夜或是像猫头鹰一样聪明
v.	1. 〈口〉指生活习性像猫头鹰一样

英英解释

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.

但是我没喊累，出去看猫头鹰就得保持安静，爸爸就是这么说的。

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

在一个冬天的晚上，我跟爸爸出去看猫头鹰，那时候已经三更半夜了，我们一直都没睡觉。

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

我盼望跟着爸爸一起去看猫头鹰，已经盼望好久好久了。