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单词 owl-like
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ˈowl-like
ˈowl-like adv. and adj. (a) adv. in the manner of an owl; (b) adj. resembling or characteristic of an owl.
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a1618 J. Sylvester tr. G. Fracastoro Maidens Blush (1620) sig. D3 Owl-like in a Cloud involv'd.
a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 331 Now like an owlelike watchman, hee must walke.
1807 W. H. Ireland Stultifera Navis vi. 23 (note) The owl-like consequence transferred by a copious wig to the physiognomy of the wearer.
1921 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 26 581 Owl-like, the more light they have the darker their vision.
1990 New Age Jrnl. June 136/3 He rolls my head manually, to loosen up the neck cartilage for an owl-like cervical spin.
2003 Continuum Encycl. Animal Symbolism in Art (2006) 306/2 One of the Lords of Xibalba is commonly depicted with an owl-like bird on his headdress.
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