Word
meows
猫叫声
meows is the plural of meow.
the sound made by a cat, or a similar sound
- 1.
The cry of a cat.
猫的叫声。
猫的叫声。
In use
The kitten gave a soft meow when I picked it up.
My cat meows every morning when she wants breakfast.
The hungry stray cat meowed outside our door until we fed it.
meow at sb/sth
meow 是不及物动词，要说明对着谁或什么叫时，用介词 at。
Our cat meows at us every morning.
我们的猫每天早上都对着我们喵喵叫。
meow for sth
用 for 表示喵叫的目的或想要得到的东西。
The cat was meowing for food.
那只猫喵喵叫着要食物。
a meow
meow 作可数名词时，指一声猫叫，常与不定冠词连用。
She heard a soft meow from under the sofa.
她听到沙发下传来一声轻柔的猫叫。
Common mistakes
The cat meowed me this morning.The cat meowed at me this morning.
meow 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。要表示“朝……叫”，需加介词 at。
The meow cat woke me up.The meowing cat woke me up.
meow 是名词或动词原形，不能作定语修饰名词；要用现在分词 meowing 表示“正在叫的”。
Connections
Collocations
- a soft meow
- 轻柔的猫叫声
- The kitten gave a soft meow at the door.小猫在门口轻柔地喵了一声。
- meow loudly
- 大声喵喵叫
- My cat meows loudly every morning.我的猫每天早上都大声喵喵叫。
- meow at
- 对着…喵喵叫
- The cat meowed at me for attention.那只猫对着我喵喵叫，想要引起注意。
- meow for food
- 为食物而喵喵叫
- The hungry kitten meowed for food.饥饿的小猫喵喵叫着要食物。
- hear a meow
- 听到一声猫叫
- I heard a faint meow from the closet.我听到壁橱里传来一声微弱的猫叫。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
meow 的读音就像中文“喵”，看到 meow 就想到小猫张嘴“喵”了一声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常谈论宠物、儿童读物、口语描述声音 meow 作为猫叫声的名词和动词用法在日常英语中都很常见，语气中性，不特别正式也不俚俗；多用于描述猫咪的声音、儿童读物或口语场景。正式书面语中较少使用，但并非错误。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with meow's final /aʊ/ sound: cow, now, how, wow, plow, vow. Warning: the -ow spelling can also be /oʊ/ in words like low, slow, or meadow, which look similar but sound different. Also, mew (/mjuː/) is a different word, not a variant of meow.
Learn the forms together
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