| 单词 | mew |
| 释义 | mew1[ myoo ] / myu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mew ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes. the characteristic sound a gull makes. verb (used without object)to make a mew or emit a similar sound. Origin of mew1First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English meuen; imitative Words nearby mewMeurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, MeV, Mevacor, mevrou, mew, Mewar, mewl, mews, Mex., Mexicali Definition for mew (2 of 4)mew2 [ myoo ] / myu / nouna small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and northwestern North America. Also called mew gull . Origin of mew2First recorded in before 900; Middle English; Old English mǣwe; cognate with German Müwe Definition for mew (3 of 4)mew3 [ myoo ] / myu / nouna cage for hawks, especially while molting. a pen in which poultry is fattened. a place of retirement or concealment. mews, (usually used with a singular verb)Chiefly British.
verb (used with object)Archaic. to shut up in or as in a mew; confine; conceal (often followed by up). Origin of mew3First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English mue, from Middle French, akin to muer “to molt”; see mew4 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mewmews , museDefinition for mew (4 of 4)mew4 [ myoo ] / myu / verb (used with or without object)to shed (feathers); molt. Origin of mew4First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English mewen, from Old French muer “to molt,” from Latin mūtāre “to change” OTHER WORDS FROM mewmewer, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mewBritish Dictionary definitions for mew (1 of 4)mew1 / (mjuː) / verb(intr) (esp of a cat) to make a characteristic high-pitched cry nounsuch a sound Word Origin for mewC14: imitative British Dictionary definitions for mew (2 of 4)mew2 / (mjuː) / nounany seagull, esp the common gull, Larus canusAlso called: mew gull, sea mew Word Origin for mewOld English mǣw; compare Old Saxon mēu, Middle Dutch mēwe British Dictionary definitions for mew (3 of 4)mew3 / (mjuː) / nouna room or cage for hawks, esp while moulting verb(tr often foll by up) to confine (hawks or falcons) in a shelter, cage, etc, usually by tethering them to a perch to confine, conceal Word Origin for mewC14: from Old French mue, from muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change British Dictionary definitions for mew (4 of 4)mew4 / (mjuː) / verb(intr) (of hawks or falcons) to moult (tr) obsolete to shed (one's covering, clothes, etc) Word Origin for mewC14: from Old French muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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