Word · Frequency #24391
howler
嚎叫的动物；吼猴
An animal that howls, such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- 1.
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
嚎叫的东西,尤指狼或吼猴等动物。
- 2.
A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
以威胁形式公开表达攻击性的人。
- 3.
A heavy fall.
重重摔落；暴跌。
叫嚣者；公然威胁的人；重摔；重重跌倒；嚎叫的东西,尤指狼或吼猴等动物。；以威胁形式公开表达攻击性的人。；重重摔落；暴跌。
In use
The test had several howlers, including a question with no correct answer.
His explanation was a howler; he confused 'affect' and 'effect'.
The weather forecast contained a howler when it predicted snow in July.
a howler
howler 在这里指‘明显的错误’（a glaring blunder），常用于口语或非正式语体。
The report contained a howler that embarrassed the company.
报告中有一个明显的错误，让公司很尴尬。
make a howler
He made a howler in his speech by misquoting the CEO.
他在演讲中犯了一个明显的错误，错误引用了首席执行官的话。
a howler of a + noun
此结构加强howler的语气，相当于‘一个极其糟糕的……’。
Connections
Collocations
- howler monkey
- 吼猴
- The howler monkey is one of the loudest animals in the rainforest.吼猴是雨林中最响亮的动物之一。
- red howler
- 红吼猴
- Red howlers travel through the canopy in small groups.红吼猴以小群体在树冠层活动。
- come a howler
- 重重摔一跤
- She slipped on the wet floor and came a howler.她在湿滑的地板上滑倒，重重摔了一跤。
Pop culture & quotes
- Mum sent me a Howler.
- 妈妈给我寄了一封吼叫信。In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ron Weasley receives a Howler from his mother that shouts his name.在《哈利·波特与密室》中，罗恩·韦斯莱收到了妈妈寄来的一封吼叫信，信会喊出他的名字。
Synonyms
- fall
- 跌倒；跌落 · 最通用，可指任何程度或方式的跌落；不如 howler 强调“重重地”或“猛烈”。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：狼“嚎”叫时张大嘴，想象一只吼猴在树上张大嘴“嚎”叫，加后缀-er表示“...的东西/人”——howler就是“嚎叫者”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物学读物、野生动物纪录片、自然文学或故事叙述 作为名词，'howler' 通常指会嚎叫的动物，如狼或吼猴（howler monkey）；在动物学读物、野生动物纪录片和自然文学叙述中比较多见，语气中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指可笑的错误。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词：fowler、growler、prowler、scowler（都读 /aʊlə/）。注意形似但音不同：bowler /ˈbəʊlə/ 和 brawler /ˈbrɔːlə/ 与 howler 不押韵。
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.