meow
meow — 名詞
- meowsingular
- meowsplural
1. a sharp sound that a cat makes when it calls out
喵叫聲
貓發出的尖細叫聲
a sharp sound that a cat makes when it calls out
Lauren heard a long meow outside the kitchen door at breakfast.
Lauren 在吃早餐時，聽見廚房門外傳來一聲長長的喵叫聲。
collocation: hear a meow from a nearby cat
One angry meow came from the carrier during the bus ride.
公車車程中，外出籠裡傳來一聲憤怒的喵叫聲。
The baby laughed at the soft meow from the sleeping kitten.
嬰兒聽見熟睡小貓發出的輕柔喵叫聲，笑了出來。
From the garden wall, a sudden meow made Kofi look up.
花園圍牆上突然傳來一聲喵叫聲，讓 Kofi 抬起頭。
用法筆記
Often follows verbs like hear, give, or let out when the sound itself is the focus.
meow — 動詞
- meowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- meows3rd person singular
- meowing-ing form
- meowedpast simple
1. to give the sharp call that cats make
喵叫
像貓一樣發出尖細叫聲
to give the sharp call that cats make
The hungry cat meowed beside Samir's chair until dinner was served.
那隻飢餓的貓在 Samir 的椅子旁一直喵叫，直到晚餐端上來。
intransitive: cats meow when they want food
At the clinic, the kitten meowed when the vet opened the cage.
在診所裡，獸醫一打開籠子，小貓就喵叫了起來。
Sayaka laughed as her nephew tried to meow like a cartoon cat.
Sayaka 的外甥試著像卡通貓那樣喵叫時，讓她笑了出來。
Several street cats meowed under Nora's window before sunrise.
好幾隻流浪貓在日出前就在 Nora 的窗下喵叫。
文法句型
meow
meow for food
meow at the door
用法筆記
The subject is usually a cat or kitten, but people also use it when copying the sound for fun.