crow

noun

1. 乌鸦
   a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry
2. （像雄鸡的）啼叫声，喔喔叫声
   a sound like that of a cock/rooster crowing
   1. She gave a little crow of triumph.
      她轻轻地发出了胜利的欢呼声。

verb

1. （尤指在清晨）啼叫，打鸣
   to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning
2. （尤指在其他人不成功时）扬扬自得地夸口，自鸣得意
   to talk too proudly about sth you have achieved, especially when sb else has been unsuccessful
   1. He won't stop crowing about his victory.
      他滔滔不绝地夸耀自己的胜利。
   2. ‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed.
      “我赢了，我赢了！”她得意忘形地叫道。
3. 欢叫
   to make happy sounds

1. 乌鸦
   A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
2. VERB (公鸡)打鸣，啼叫
   When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
   1. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
      雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
3. VERB 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意
   If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
   1. Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory...
      爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
   2. We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
      我们看到他们所有人都为那场运动的覆灭而洋洋自得。
4. VERB 欢叫;高兴地说
   If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
   1. She was crowing with delight...
      她欢呼雀跃。
   2. 'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine.
      “我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈，”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
5. PHRASE 成直线地;笔直地
   If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
   1. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
      我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。

1. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
   雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
2. Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory
   爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
3. We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
   我们看到他们所有人都为那场运动的覆灭而洋洋自得。
4. She was crowing with delight
   她欢呼雀跃。
5. 'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine.
   “我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈，”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
6. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
   我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。
7. The wings of a crow cannot blot out the radiance of the sun.
   乌鸦翅膀遮不住太阳。
8. The wings of a crow cannot shut out the rays of the sun.
   乌鸦的翅膀挡不住太阳的光辉。
9. Cocks crow and dogs bark.
   鸡叫狗咬。
10. Cocks crow.
    鸡啼。
11. The wings of a crow can never cover up the sun.
    乌鸦的翅膀遮不住太阳。
12. The crane, on being wounded, said," prophetic crow, where now are your auspices?"
    鹤受了伤，说道：“预言者乌鸦，这一次你的预兆呢？”
13. The crow whisked her tail.
    母牛拂动她的尾巴。
14. The crow contested one another for nesting territory.
    乌鸦互相争夺筑巢之地。
15. The rooster's crow woke me.
    雄鸡的啼叫声把我吵醒了。
16. They could hear each other's cocks crow and dogs bark.
    鸡犬之声相闻。
17. His crow would awaken the whole village.
    乌鸦将他唤醒了整个村庄。
18. I joined the crow and stood there and watched long.
    我加入了人群，长久站在那里看。
19. A fox comes and sees the crow and the cheese.
    一只狐狸经过，看到了乌鸦和奶酪。
20. The crow pecked out the eyes of the dead sheep.
    乌鸦啄出了那头死羊的眼睛。
21. I got a sight of him in the crow.
    人群中我忽视而看见了他。
22. Mr Crow, you are a good singer.
    乌鸦先生，你是一个好歌手。
23. One day a crow found a piece of meat.
    有一天乌鸦找到了一块肉。
24. One day, the fox has got a meat, the crow see it and wants to eat it.
    有一天，狐狸得到了一块肉，乌鸦见到了就想吃它。
25. When I got to Crow Creek, Magpie was not home. I talked to his wife Amelia.
    我到鸭溪时，喜鹊没在家，我和他的妻子阿米莉亚谈了谈。
26. The thief ran away and was lost in the crow.
    小偷逃跑了并且消失在人群中。
27. We are ten miles from the town as the crow flies.
    假如像乌鸦那样飞，我们离城里只是有十英里了。
28. I look crow druck!
    我看见了乌鸦！
29. The black crow and the white swan are good friends.
    黑乌鸦和白天鹅是对好朋友。
30. My story is over. I think this crow is very clever, do you think so?
    我的故事讲完了，我认为这只乌鸦非常聪明，你说呢？

  boast brag crow【导航词义：吹嘘，自夸】

  boast v. 吹嘘，自吹自擂

〔辨析〕普通用词，指对自己的能力、成就、财富以及家庭等进行夸耀，常含言过其实的意味。

  brag v. 〈贬〉自夸，吹嘘

〔辨析〕指过分夸大自己的才能、财富等，其夸耀和吹嘘的程度强于 boast，甚至到了令人讨厌的地步。

  crow v. 〈贬〉吹嘘，自夸

〔辨析〕通常指得意洋洋地大声夸耀自己的成功。

n.

as the crow flies

• 成直线地；笔直地
  in a straight line
  1. The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.
     这些村庄直线距离相隔不超过一英里。

eat humble pie

• 认错；道歉；赔罪
  to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made

stone the crows

stone me

• （表示惊奇、震惊、气愤等）哎呀
  used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc.

noun

1. black birds having a raucous call

2. an instance of boastful talk
   1. his brag is worse than his fight
   2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

   Synonym:    bragbraggingcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconade

3. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)

verb

1. express pleasure verbally
   1. She crowed with joy

2. utter shrill sounds
   1. The cocks crowed all morning

3. dwell on with satisfaction

   Synonym:    gloattriumph