| 单词 | caw |
| 释义 | caw (once / 4174 pages) vn To caw is to make a loud cry or call, like the sound a crow makes. There are few things spookier than hearing fifty crows caw in your yard at night. Many large birds caw as a way of communicating with each other, but crows and ravens are best known for making this particular cry. You can call the actual sound a caw as well. The word has been around since the 16th century, when it arose as an imitation of the noise itself. WORD FAMILYcaw: cawed, cawing, caws USAGE EXAMPLESWith the strange caws and showy displays, these beasties provide a lot of the movie’s easygoing pleasures. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) Band member Matthew Caws asked his managers to set up a show at the reopened Bataclan almost immediately after the attack last year. Wall Street Journal(Nov 12, 2016) That means there are a lot more hungry, cawing beaks to feed, particularly during breeding season. The Guardian(Nov 01, 2016) 1v utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 2n the sound made by corvine birds Hyper cry the characteristic utterance of an animal |
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