中英词典:howler
名词
howler [hɑːlər] (复数:howlers)
- 1. (动物) 啸叫者;嚎叫者
- 2. 大笑的人;笑话
- 3. (英国学生俚语) 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
- 4. (板球)飞球
形容词
howler [hɑːlər]
- 1. 发出嚎叫声的;咆哮的
- 2. 极其荒谬的;愚蠢的
词语辨析
howler 这个词可用作名词和形容词。
名词 "howler" 可表示动物的啸叫声,人们大笑的行为或一个错误的笑话。在英国学生俚语中,它还指代愚蠢的错误或低级错误。此外,在板球中,"howler" 还表示飞球。
形容词 "howler" 可形容发出嚎叫声的事物,也可表示极其荒谬或愚蠢。
词汇扩充
相关短语:
howler monkey:啸猴
howler fish:鸣鳚鱼
近义词
blunder
gaffe
error
mistake
blooper
反义词
genius
expert
masterpiece
success
柯林斯词典解释
howler
1. (名词) A howler is a very stupid mistake.
2. (名词) A howler is a very funny joke or story.
3. (名词) A howler is a person or animal that howls.
4. (名词) In cricket, a howler is a ball that is hit very high and is easy to catch.
5. (形容词) Howler is used to describe things that are very funny or very silly.
牛津词典解释
howler
1. (名词) A howler is a stupid or very obvious mistake.
2. (名词) A howler is an amusing or ridiculous mistake.
3. (名词) A howler is a person or animal that howls.
4. (名词) In cricket, a howler is a ball that is easy to catch because it is hit high into the air.
5. (形容词) Howler is used to describe things that are very funny or very silly.
用法
1. The goalkeeper made a howler and let the ball slip through his hands.
2. That joke was a real howler. We couldn't stop laughing.
3. The sound of the howler monkey echoed through the jungle.
4. The fielder dropped an easy catch on a howler of a ball.
例句
1. The referee's decision was a real howler. (裁判的判决简直荒谬。)
2. The comedian told a howler of a joke and the audience erupted in laughter. (喜剧演员讲了一个非常搞笑的笑话,观众们爆发出笑声。)
3. The howler of the wolf sent shivers down my spine. (狼的嚎叫声让我毛骨悚然。)
4. The batsman hit a howler of a ball and was quickly caught out. (击球手打出一个极易被接住的飞球,迅速被判出局。)
5. He made a howler of a mistake in the exam and failed. (他在考试中犯了一个愚蠢的错误,没通过。)
6. The howler in the movie had the entire theater roaring with laughter. (电影中的笑话让整个影院爆笑。)
7. The sound of the howler monkey carried for miles in the jungle. (啸猴的声音在丛林中传了好几英里。)
8. The bowler's delivery was a howler and the batsman easily hit it for six. (投球手的传球非常糟糕,击球手轻松将其击出六分。)
9. The player's howler of a mistake cost the team the match. (球员那个低级错误让球队输掉了比赛。)
10. The stand-up comedian told one howler after another, keeping the audience in stitches. (这个单口喜剧演员讲了一个又一个搞笑的笑话,令观众捧腹大笑。)
11. The howler in the field allowed the opposing team to score a goal. (场上的低级失误让对方球队得分了。)
12. The howler of a joke had everyone rolling on the floor with laughter. (那个笑话简直太搞笑了,大家都笑得前仰后合。)
13. The howler from the wolves filled the night with an eerie atmosphere. (狼的嚎叫在夜晚弥漫着阴森的气氛。)
14. The fielder misjudged the howler and dropped the catch. (接球手判断错误,没接住那个极易接到的球。)
15. The goalkeeper's howler cost his team the game. (守门员的低级失误让他的球队输掉了比赛。)
16. The comedian's howler had the entire audience in stitches. (喜剧演员的搞笑笑话让全体观众捧腹大笑。)
17. The howler of a monkey could be heard throughout the zoo. (那只猴子的嚎叫声在整个动物园都能听到。)
18. The batsman easily hit the howler of a ball for six. (击球手轻松将那个极易被接到的球击出六分。)
19. She made a howler of a mistake in her presentation and felt embarrassed. (她在演讲中犯了一个非常愚蠢的错误,感到尴尬。)
20. The comedian's howler had the crowd roaring with laughter. (喜剧演员讲的那个笑话让人群捧腹大笑。)