howler

英 ['haʊlə] 美 ['haʊlɚ]
  • n. 大声叫喊者;嚎叫的人或动物;滑稽可笑的错误
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星级词汇:
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howler 愚蠢的错误

来自howl,嚎叫。比喻用法。

howler
1832, "animal that howls," agent noun from howl (v.). Meaning "glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake" is first recorded 1890.
1. I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。

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2. Loudest mammal - the Blue Whale. The second loudest is the Howler Monkey.
最吵的哺乳动物 - 鲸. 第二吵的是吵猴.

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3. The car came a howler on the road.
车在途中出了事故.

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4. When Errol flies away after delivering the howler his wing hits Hermione's head.
埃罗尔送完吼叫信飞走时,它的翅膀打到了赫敏的头.

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5. The highly vocal howler monkey is the largest of the New World monkeys.
猴子的图片画廊.非常高声音大声喊叫的猴是世界上最大的新的猴子.

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