crow

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crow1 /krəʊ $ kroʊ/ noun  1. [countable]HBB a large shiny black bird with a loud cry 乌鸦2. [singular]CHBB the loud sound a cock makes 〔雄鸡的〕啼叫3  as the crow flies STRAIGHTin a straight line 笔直地，沿直线地 ten miles from here as the crow flies 离这里直线距离十英里 → eat crow at eat(7)

Examples from the Corpus

crow• A crow perched on it while they watched, and poked hopefully at the sockets.• Spaced evenly from the bottom up, concentric rings of black crow feathers rise to the top of the cairn.• I knew that there is no death worse for an eagle than death at the beaks of hooded crows.• Since the crow believed that this was Kay, the crow and Gerda traveled to the castle.• When the crow decides to go home, he finds he no longer fits in with crows, either.

Related topics: Birds, Colours & sounds, Babies

crow2 verb [intransitive]  1. HBBCif a cock crows, it makes a loud high sound 〔雄鸡〕啼叫2  BOASTto talk about what you have done in a very proud way – used to show disapproval 得意扬扬地说话，夸口〔含贬义〕crow over/about He was crowing over winning the bet. 他在大吹自己打赌赢了。3  DHB written if someone, especially a baby, crows, they make a noise that shows they are happy 〔尤指婴儿〕欢叫 Ben rushed to his father, crowing with pleasure. 本欢叫着跑向他爸爸。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

crow• And I've almost cured her of crowing.• Not a peep is emitted by the Arizona senator who loves to crow.• Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.• Three percent is nothing to crow about.• The crowd was crowing over Brazil's easy victory in the match.• When Eisenhower fell into the trap, Khrushchev crowed over his discomfort and demanded an apology or a repudiation of presidential responsibility.• In the early 1990s, east-coast magazines crowed that the Golden State's best days were behind it.• The baby crowed with delight at the toy.crow over/about• Three percent is nothing to crow about.• When Eisenhower fell into the trap, Khrushchev crowed over his discomfort and demanded an apology or a repudiation of presidential responsibility.• North and his supporters are still crowing about the court's decision.• Presidents, governors, senators and representatives all crow about their desire to improve education.• And even if you score a triumph, avoid crowing about your success.nCrow noun  n1. the Crow [P] a Native American tribe that now lives in southern Montanan2. [countable] a member of this tribe → Native American —Crow adjectiven a Crow chiefOrigin crow1 1. Old English crawe2. (1200-1300) → CROW2 crow2 Old English crawan

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crow

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crow¹ /krəʊ $ kroʊ/ noun1. [countable] a large shiny black bird with a loud cry
2. [singular] the loud sound a cock makes
3. as the crow flies in a straight line:
    ten miles from here as the crow flies
⇨ eat crow at eat(7)

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crow² verb [intransitive]1. if a cock crows, it makes a loud high sound
2. to talk about what you have done in a very proud way – used to show disapproval
    crow over/about
    He was crowing over winning the bet.
3. written if someone, especially a baby, crows, they make a noise that shows they are happy:
    Ben rushed to his father, crowing with pleasure.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ boast to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you: She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.
   ▪ brag to boast in a way that annoys other people. Brag is more informal than boast: He was bragging about how many girlfriends he had had. | I don’t think they have anything to brag about. | The rebels have repeatedly bragged that their fighters have been responsible for the mounting attacks on policemen, 226 of whom were killed last year.
   ▪ blow your own trumpet British English, blow your own horn American English spoken to talk a lot about your achievements – used especially when you want to mention your achievements but do not want to sound as if you are boasting: I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.
   ▪ crow to boast about something you have achieved, when other people have been less lucky or successful: Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.
   ▪ gloat to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your own success and happy about someone else’s failure: The Australians are still gloating over their victory over England. | The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town. | I haven’t come to gloat! We all have to lose sometimes.
   ▪ be full of yourself informal to show by your words and behaviour that you are very proud of your abilities and achievements - used when you dislike someone because of this: ‘He’s so full of himself,’ Constance complained. ‘He thinks he can get away with anything.’ | After the game she was really full of herself.

Crow

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Crow noun
1. the Crow [P] a Native American tribe that now lives in southern Montana
2. [countable] a member of this tribe ⇨ Native American
—Crow adjective:
    a Crow chief

II

Crow, Jim
⇨ Jim Crow

CrowBrE /krəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /kroʊ/ 🔊 noun (

plural

Crow or

Crows) a member of a Native American people, many of whom live in the US state of Montana 克劳人（美洲土著，很多居于美国蒙大拿州）