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

I'm a bit of a night owl.
我是有点夜猫子的人。
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。
An OWL ontology may include descriptions of classes, properties, instances.
一个OWL的本体可能包括对类别、属性和例证的描述。
I'm a night owl.
我是个熬夜的人。
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。
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 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 saw Mara buy an owl pot exactly like mine.
我看见玛拉买了一个跟我一模一样的猫头鹰。
Owl and Bluebird visited each other in the evening.
在夜晚，猫头鹰和蓝鸟彼此相互拜访。
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。