英语词汇“mew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(mjuː)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mews, present participle mewing, past tense, past participle mewed

verb

When a cat mews, it makes a soft high-pitched noise.

From somewhere, the kitten mewed. [VERB]

mew in British English 1

(mjuː)

verb

1. (intransitive)

(esp of a cat) to make a characteristic high-pitched cry

noun

such a sound

Word origin

C14: imitative

mew in British English 2

(mjuː)

noun

any seagull, esp the common gull, Larus canus

Also called: mew gull, sea mew

Word origin

Old English mǣw; compare Old Saxon mēu, Middle Dutch mēwe

mew in British English 3

(mjuː)

noun

a room or cage for hawks, esp while moulting

verb

2. (transitive; often foll by up)

to confine (hawks or falcons) in a shelter, cage, etc, usually by tethering them to a perch

3. (intransitive)

(of hawks or falcons) to moult

to confine; conceal

5. (transitive) obsolete

to shed (one's covering, clothes, etc)

Word origin

C14: from Old French mue, from muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change

mew in American English 1

(mju)

noun

a cage, as for hawks while molting

a secret place or den

3. Obsolete

a place of confinement

mews

verb transitive

to confine in or as in a cage; shut up or conceal

often with up

5. Archaic

to shed or change (feathers); molt

verb intransitive

6. Archaic

to molt

Word origin

ME mewe < OFr mue < muer, to change, molt < L mutare, to change: see mutate; (sense 5) ME mewen < OFr muer

mew in American English 2

(mju)

noun

the characteristic vocal sound made by a cat

verb intransitive

to make this sound

Word origin

echoic

mew in American English 3

(mju)

noun

a gull; esp., the common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and NW North America

Word origin

ME mewe < OE mæw, akin to Ger möwe (< LowG): echoic of its cry, as in IE echoic base *mu- > mope

Examples of 'mew' in a sentence
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The property was actually two mews houses knocked together.The mews house served as the background because of the eternal link between such locations and clandestine activities.This small, neatly shuttered mews house looked uninhabited.We needed more space and the mews house next door became available, so we bought that and extended into it.Upside: The modern mews house is perfect for staff or letting to tenants.From the outside it looks like a classic small Victorian mews house, but once inside it opens out into a contemporary space.THE buyers of a two-storey mews house on sale for 35m could make tens of millions of pounds by knocking it down and rebuilding.

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释义	Trends of mew View usage for: mew (mjuː) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mews, present participle mewing, past tense, past participle mewed verb When a cat mews, it makes a soft high-pitched noise. From somewhere, the kitten mewed. [VERB] mew in British English 1 (mjuː) verb 1. (intransitive) (esp of a cat) to make a characteristic high-pitched cry noun 2. such a sound Word origin C14: imitative mew in British English 2 (mjuː) noun any seagull, esp the common gull, Larus canus Also called: mew gull, sea mew Word origin Old English mǣw; compare Old Saxon mēu, Middle Dutch mēwe mew in British English 3 (mjuː) noun 1. a room or cage for hawks, esp while moulting verb 2. (transitive; often foll by up) to confine (hawks or falcons) in a shelter, cage, etc, usually by tethering them to a perch 3. (intransitive) (of hawks or falcons) to moult 4. to confine; conceal 5. (transitive) obsolete to shed (one's covering, clothes, etc) Word origin C14: from Old French mue, from muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change mew in American English 1 (mju) noun 1. a cage, as for hawks while molting 2. a secret place or den 3. Obsolete a place of confinement mews verb transitive 4. to confine in or as in a cage; shut up or conceal often with up 5. Archaic to shed or change (feathers); molt verb intransitive 6. Archaic to molt Word origin ME mewe < OFr mue < muer, to change, molt < L mutare, to change: see mutate; (sense 5) ME mewen < OFr muer mew in American English 2 (mju) noun 1. the characteristic vocal sound made by a cat verb intransitive 2. to make this sound Word origin echoic mew in American English 3 (mju) noun a gull; esp., the common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and NW North America Word origin ME mewe < OE mæw, akin to Ger möwe (< LowG): echoic of its cry, as in IE echoic base *mu- > mope Examples of 'mew' in a sentence mew The property was actually two mews houses knocked together. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The mews house served as the background because of the eternal link between such locations and clandestine activities. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This small, neatly shuttered mews house looked uninhabited. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We needed more space and the mews house next door became available, so we bought that and extended into it. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Upside: The modern mews house is perfect for staff or letting to tenants. Times, Sunday Times (2008) From the outside it looks like a classic small Victorian mews house, but once inside it opens out into a contemporary space. Times, Sunday Times (2013) THE buyers of a two-storey mews house on sale for 35m could make tens of millions of pounds by knocking it down and rebuilding. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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