howler

英 [ˈhaʊlə(r)]

美 [ˈhaʊlər]

n.  (尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误

复数：howlers　

GRETEM8电力

BNC.24391 / COCA.24665

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指言谈或行文中的）愚蠢的错误
  a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes
  1. The report is full of howlers.
     这份报告错漏百出。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
  Ahowleris a stupid mistake.
  1. I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
     我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。

英英释义

noun

• a glaring blunder
• monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
  Synonym:howler monkey
• a joke that seems extremely funny
  Synonym:belly laughsidesplitterthigh-slapperscreamwowriot

双语例句

• Why did the howler monkeys in Belize howl less often?
  为什麽贝里斯的吼猴吼叫不那麽频繁？
• Ron sits stunned, and the Howler smashes itself into pieces.
  罗恩目瞪口呆地坐着，吼叫信自动撕成碎片。
• Male howler monkeys use their loud voices to fight for food, mates, or territory.
  雄性吼猴利用它们的大嗓门去争夺食物，求偶，或宣示领土。
• According to the passage, which of the following is true about howler monkeys?
  根据本文，下列关于吼猴的叙述何者正确？
• New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin.
  新域猴；僧帽猴；夜猴；吼猴；粗尾猿；蜘蛛猴；松鼠猴；狨；羊毛猴；狨；绢毛猴。
• Why are you so slow? the howler monkey asked one day.
  猴子问。为什么你动作这么慢。
• Loudest mammal-the Blue Whale. The second loudest is the Howler Monkey.
  最吵的哺乳动物－蓝鲸。第二吵的是吵猴。
• At the sanctuary, keepers now use recorded howler sounds from a distance so that the monkeys feel the need to make the territorial calls as they would do in the wild.
  在保护区里，饲养者现在从远处播放预录的吼叫声音，以致猴子们察觉有发出宣示领土叫声的必要，如它们在野外一样。
• At least the howler had done one good thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again.
  吼叫信至少做了一件好事：赫敏似乎觉得他们已经受了足够的惩罚，现在她又像从前那样友好了。
• In the future when the population grows, there will be no need for the recording because the howler monkeys will have more reason to check in with the neighbors to define their own territories.
  未来，猴子数量增加时，就不再需要录音了，因为吼喉会有更多的理由与邻居们确认住入，以界定它们自己的领土。