Word · Frequency #24391
howler
嚎叫的动物;吼猴
核心释义
An animal that howls, such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- 1.
嚎叫的东西,尤指狼或吼猴等动物。
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- 2.
以威胁形式公开表达攻击性的人。
A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- 3.
重重摔落;暴跌。
A heavy fall.
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。
用法In use
The test had several howlers, including a question with no correct answer.
用法提示:howler 在此处为名词复数形式,意为'明显的错误'。
His explanation was a howler; he confused 'affect' and 'effect'.
用法提示:howler 作单数名词,表示'荒唐的错误'。
The weather forecast contained a howler when it predicted snow in July.
用法提示:howler 在此处作名词,指'可笑的错误'。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
流行文化与引用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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,常指可笑的错误。
发音与拼写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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.