crowing

英 [ˈkrəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈkroʊɪŋ]

v.  (尤指在清晨)啼叫，打鸣; (尤指在其他人不成功时)扬扬自得地夸口，自鸣得意; 欢叫
crow的现在分词

复数：crowings　现在分词：crowing　

COCA.40635

柯林斯词典

• 乌鸦
  Acrowis a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
• VERB (公鸡)打鸣，啼叫
  When a cockcrows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
  1. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
     雄鸡报晓，鸟儿欢叫。
• VERB 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意
  If you say that someoneis crowing aboutsomething they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
  1. Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory...
     爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
  2. We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
     我们看到他们所有人都为那场运动的覆灭而洋洋自得。
• VERB 欢叫;高兴地说
  If someonecrows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
  1. She was crowing with delight...
     她欢呼雀跃。
  2. 'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine.
     “我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈，”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
• PHRASE 成直线地;笔直地
  If you say that a place is a particular distance awayas the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
  1. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
     我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of boastful talk
  1. his brag is worse than his fight
  2. whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  Synonym:bragbraggingcrowvaporingline-shootinggasconade

adj

• exhibiting self-importance
  1. big talk
  Synonym:boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcock-a-hoopself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising

双语例句

• When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.
  温迪忐忑不安地走回房间时，她看到彼得坐在床柱上得意洋洋地叫喊着，简正穿着睡衣狂喜地绕着房间飞。
• I wish you would stop crowing over his disappointment.
  我希望你不要再对他的失败幸灾乐祸。
• On September 19th Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu was the first to report revenues for its 2012 fiscal year, crowing of 8.6% growth, to$ 31.3 billion.
  9月19日，德勤全球（deloittetouchetohmatsu）第一个发布了2012财年的收入报告，称其收入了增长8.6%至313亿美元。
• All the family members are crowing over his victory.
  所有家庭成员都为他的胜利而感到高兴。
• He's been crowing about or over his promotion all week.
  整个星期他都在夸耀自己升职一事。
• Hydraulic compensation on crowing of work-table and deformation compensation on throat, ensuring good bending strength and precision.
  工作台液压扰度补偿和喉口变形补偿机构，保证折弯深度和精度。
• One was the growing popularity of urban trails, which led to crowing and user conflicts, especially among cyclists, walkers, in-line skaters and equestrians.
  一个是城市步行道的日益流行造成拥挤和使用者间的矛盾，特别是在骑车、步行、轮滑和骑马的人之间。
• Schools that have achieved good exam results this year have been crowing about it.
  今年考试成绩良好的学校一直在夸耀此事。
• Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory
  爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
• And because their internal clocks are sometimes set a bit early, some roosters begin crowing well before sunrise.
  又因为公鸡的生理钟有时候设置得早一些，所以，一些公鸡打鸣在日出前。