crow
noun[C]
uk/krəʊ/us/kroʊ/alarge,blackbirdwith aloud,unpleasantcry
乌鸦
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- finch
- flycatcher
- goldfinch
- greenfinch
- honeyeater
- lorikeet
- lyrebird
- macaw
- magpie
- martin
- skylark
- song thrush
- sparrow
- squab
- starling
Idiom
as the crow flies
crow
verb[I]
uk/krəʊ/us/kroʊ/crowedorUKalsocrewcrowverb[I](CRY)
When acock(= anadultmalechicken)crows, it makes a verylongandloudsharpcry:
（公鸡）啼叫，打鸣We werewokenatdawnby acockcrowingrepeatedly.黎明时，我们被一阵阵的鸡啼声吵醒。
When ababycrows, it makessuddencriesofhappiness.
（婴儿）欢叫Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
crowverb[I](TALK PROUDLY)
disapproving
totalkin aproudandannoyingway about something you have done:
夸耀；夸口，自夸He's always crowingabouthislatesttriumph.他老是吹嘘他最近取得的成功。
to boast about something
- boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule.
- bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor.
- crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes.
- trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph.
- show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes.
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blowyourown trumpet/hornidiom
- blowhard
- boast
- boastful
- boastfully
- boastfulness
- brag
- braggadocio
- braggadocious
- braggart
- bragging rights
- chest-beating
- chest-thumping
- flex
- humblebrag
- outbrag
- rodomontade
- swaggerer