crowing

英 [ˈkrəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈkroʊɪŋ]

v.  (尤指在清晨)啼叫，打鸣; (尤指在其他人不成功时)扬扬自得地夸口，自鸣得意; 欢叫
crow的现在分词

复数：crowings　现在分词：crowing　

COCA.40635

柯林斯词典

• 乌鸦
  Acrowis a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
• VERB (公鸡)打鸣，啼叫
  When a cockcrows, 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。
• VERB 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意
  If you say that someoneis crowing aboutsomething 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。
• VERB 欢叫;高兴地说
  If someonecrows, 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。
• PHRASE 成直线地;笔直地
  If you say that a place is a particular distance awayas 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。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of boastful talk
  1. his brag is worse than his fight
  2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  Synonym:bragbraggingcrowvaporingline-shootinggasconade

adj

• exhibiting self-importance
  1. big talk
  Synonym:boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcock-a-hoopself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising

双语例句

• The crowing of cocks, the barking of dogs and the calls of vendors carried a long way so that they could be heard clearly in the next street, rather like the cries of cranes coming down from the sky.
  鸡鸣犬吠，和小贩们的吆喝声，都能传达到很远，隔着街能听到些响亮清脆的声儿，象从天上落下的鹤唳。
• One was the growing popularity of urban trails, which led to crowing and user conflicts, especially among cyclists, walkers, in-line skaters and equestrians.
  一个是城市步行道的日益流行造成拥挤和使用者间的矛盾，特别是在骑车、步行、轮滑和骑马的人之间。
• The crowing of cock pheasants from the thicket beside the old road warned me that I was on preserved grounds.
  在小道附近的丛林中间，雄雉的啼叫声警告我，我已进入了禁猎区。
• He's been crowing about or over his promotion all week.
  整个星期他都在夸耀自己升职一事。
• BERLIN ( Reuters)& Before leaving on vacation, a German couple set up a loudspeaker and timer rigged to blast their neighbors with the sound of a crowing cock every morning.
  柏林（路透社）：一对德国夫妇在外出度假前安装好了扩音器和定时装置，使其在每天凌晨用刺耳的公鸡啼叫声骚扰邻居。
• He is always crowing over his ancesters.
  他总是以他的祖先自夸。
• He never stops crowing over his flashy new car.
  他无时无刻不在吹嘘他那辆闪亮的新车。
• How do you stop a cockerel crowing on Sunday morning?
  你怎么阻止小公鸡在星期天的早晨啼叫？
• For some farmers, roosters crowing at night, cows refusing to go to pasture, or pigs gathering leaves and straw means anything but clear skies.
  对一些农夫来说，公鸡在夜晚啼叫，母牛不肯吃草或猪堆集树叶和稻草都表示坏天气即将来临。
• I wish he would stop crowing about his examination results.
  我多么希望他不再吹嘘他的考试成绩。