Word · Frequency #14751
fowl
/faʊl/
verb
猎野禽；捕野禽
hunt fowl
- 1.
To hunt fowl.
猎取禽类
- 2.
To use or traverse in pursuit of fowls.
为猎取禽类而使用或穿越
- 3.
hunt fowl
猎捕禽类
用（猎狗等）猎禽；穿越（田野等）捕猎野禽；猎取禽类；为猎取禽类而使用或穿越；猎捕禽类；打鸟
In use
He often fowls in the marshes during the autumn season.
Last weekend, they fowled in the forest and brought home a few pheasants.
They spent the afternoon fowling by the lake, hoping to catch some ducks.
Verb forms
base fowl · third person fowls · -ing fowling · past fowled · past participle fowled
fowl 作为动词意为'捕猎野禽'，是规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- go fowling
- 去猎捕野禽
- Every winter they go fowling on the marsh.每年冬天他们都去沼泽地猎捕野禽。
- fowling expedition
- 野禽狩猎之旅
- The men planned a fowling expedition to the northern lakes.这些人计划去北部湖区进行一次野禽狩猎之旅。
- fowling piece
- 猎鸟枪；鸟枪
- He loaded his fowling piece before dawn.天亮前他给猎鸟枪装上了弹药。
Idioms & figurative uses
- neither fish nor fowl
- 非驴非马；不伦不类The new policy is neither fish nor fowl—it's too strict to help anyone and too loose to stop anyone.这项新政策不伦不类——严格得帮不了任何人，又宽松得拦不住任何人。
Pop culture & quotes
- Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fowl 与 foul 同音：猎捕野禽(fowl)常在泥泞里弄得一身狼狈(foul)。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：hunting、field sports 动词 fowl 表示“猎捕野禽”，比较罕见，多用于正式或文学语体，或出现在狩猎、野外运动等专门语境中。日常交流更常说 hunt fowl 或 go fowling。
Grammar Note
通常用作不及物动词，表示捕猎禽鸟。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音提示：fowl 读 /faʊl/。owl、howl、prowl、foul 都含 /aʊl/，与 fowl 押韵；但 bowl 拼写以 -owl 结尾，却读 /boʊl/，不押韵。注意 foul 与 fowl 同音，但拼写和意思不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.