/krəʊ ||; kro/noun
[C] a large black bird that makes a loud noise 乌鸦
as the crow flies (used for describing distances) in a straight line (用于形容距离)成直线:
It's a kilometre as the crow flies but three kilometres by road.按直线只有一公里,但顺着马路要走三公里。
crow²
/krəʊ ||; kro/verb[I]
1 to make a loud noise like a male chicken (cock) makes 发出像公鸡叫的声音;喔喔啼
2 (informal 非正式) to speak very proudly about sth; to boast 自鸣得意地说话;夸口;自夸
crow1/kro; krəʊ/n 1 [C] a large black bird that makes a loud sound 乌鸦 2 as the crow flies used to describe the distance between two places when measured in a straight line〔两地距离〕直线地﹐笔直地
crow2v [I] 1 if a COCK (=male chicken) crows, it makes a loud sound〔公鸡〕啼叫 2 to talk very proudly about yourself or your achievements 得意洋洋地说: +about/over She keeps crowing about her exam results. 她老是吹嘘自己的考试成绩。