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crow¹ /krəʊ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 【鸟】乌鸦；鸦(如渡鸦、鹊鸦等)
2. [the C-]【天】乌鸦(星)座
3. ＝ crowbar
4. 〈口〉〈贬〉丑女；(老)妇人
She is by no means a crow.In fact, she is rather nice-looking. 她一点不丑，甚至可说她长得相当标致。
an old crow 老太婆
5. 〈新西兰口〉(给堆垛者)投递麦秆束(或稻草束等)的人
[< ME crowe < OE crāwe; 与 OHG krāwa crow, OE crāwan to crow 有关] phr. as the crow flies 沿直线，不绕道 It takes an hour as the crow flies to get to the next village.到下一个村庄，如果直穿过去需半小时。eat crow 〈美口〉被迫承认错误； (被迫)收回已说的话 have a crow to pick(或 pluck,pull) with sb. 有事要和某人理论；对某人不满 I have no crow to pick with him.我和他没有纠葛。stone (或 stiffen) the crows 〈英口〉[用作感叹语，表示惊讶、震惊、嫌恶等]啊，哎呀，喔唷 Stone the crows,it's freezing cold in here! 哎呀，这里冷得把人都冻僵啦! |