crow的意思|crow的解释-里氏词典

crow [krәu]

n. 啼叫, 乌鸦, 鸡鸣, 撬棍

vi. 啼叫, 报晓

He gets up at the crow of the rooster every day.
他每天鸡鸣即起。
It was dawn, and I could hear a cock crowing somewhere.
天亮了，我听到从某处传来雄鸡的啼叫声。
The crow is a bird of ill omen.
乌鸦是不祥的预兆。

crow

[ noun ]

black birds having a raucous call

<noun.animal>

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

<noun.event>

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana

<noun.person>

a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo

<noun.object>

an instance of boastful talk

<noun.communication>

his brag is worse than his fight

whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

a Siouan language spoken by the Crow

<noun.communication>

[ verb ]

dwell on with satisfaction

<verb.communication>

gloat

triumph

express pleasure verbally

<verb.communication>
She crowed with joy

utter shrill sounds

<verb.communication>
The cocks crowed all morning

Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[udd]) or {Crowed}
(kr[=o]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.
kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
--Bayron.

The morning cock crew loud. --Shak.

2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.

The sweetest little maid,
That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson.

{To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.

Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.

Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from
its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.

Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {Corvus
corone}. The common American crow is {Corvus
Americanus}. See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under
{Carrion}.

2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.

Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.

3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.

4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.

{Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.

{Crow blackbird} (Zo["o]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus
quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.

{Crow pheasant} (Zo["o]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common
coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See
{Coucal}.

{Crow shrike} (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genera
{Gymnorhina}, {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from
Australia.

{Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}.

{As the crow flies}, in a direct line.

{To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).

Crows \Crows\ (kr[=o]z), n. pl.; sing. {Crow}. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --
also called {Upsarokas}.

They have become propaganda pamphlets for central office. There is plenty for them to crow about.
But one of his fans back in Cambridge was happy to crow about him.
In short, says the spokesman: "Gene ate crow."
But neither can the pros crow too loudly.
If there's a silver lining to this, it's that advisers who have outperformed the index can crow.
After years of being portrayed as cheaters and bunglers, the corporate giants behind the biggest peacetime military buildup in history finally have something to crow about.
But critics who laughingly called it `Chicken Noodle News" then are eating crow now.
Omens were seen in everyday events _ such as a crow passing overhead _ and people consulted diviners before making important decisions.
"For them to come out and say they would recognize 101 cities, they were eating crow," he told a packed membership meeting Wednesday at a motel near the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport.
Richard Sherlund, an analyst with Goldman, Sachs & Co. said "the company is going to have to eat crow because it told a lot of people it would be profitable."
They will eat crow for what they have been saying.
Electronic detectors beep, crow, ring, or squeal whenever someone enters the lounge or strides around the room.
But Limbaugh will have plenty to crow about on Tuesday. Loudell contracted with him three years ago because WILM's afternoon ratings were at their lowest and Limbaugh was already head-and-shoulders above the rest of the talk-show competition.
"Besides, the showers are only two floors up." Reaching the top of a 100-foot wall isn't much to crow about, so sport climbing has been forced to find new goals and aspirations.
The Blue Jay's ecological success has been facilitated by one bad habit: As John James Audubon wrote in 1844: "The Blue Jay robs every nest it can find, sucks eggs like the crow, or tears to pieces and devours the young birds."
Fortunately, staff carry a kit of crow bars, wedges of track and chains, and within 10 minutes the train was back on the rails.
Their colorful cohorts include Rocroa the crow (Premier Michel Rocard, also a Socialist); Barzy, the kind, cuddly bear (former Premier Raymond Barre), and a curly haired goat (Culture Minister Jack Lang).
After boasting about the superiority of its electronic trading system compared with the Big Board's hurly-burly, London now might have to eat a little crow.

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