| 词汇 | miaow |
| 释义 | miaow noun[ C ] mainly UK(alsomeow)uk /ˌmiːˈaʊ/ us /ˌmiːˈaʊ/ the high crying sound of a cat: （猫）咪咪叫，喵喵叫 Cats use their miaows to communicate with their owners. With a miaow, the kitten jumped onto the step. Compare mewnoun purrverb A tiny miaow came from the back of the garden. When I put my foot on the rug there was a loud miaow and I realized I'd stepped on the cat. House cats refine their miaows in a way that wild cats never do. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cockcrow coo hee-haw honk moo peep purr quack squeak trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny miaow verb[ I ] (alsomeow)uk /ˌmiːˈaʊ/ us /ˌmiˈaʊ/ (of a cat) to make a high, crying sound: I heard the cat miaowing and knew something was wrong. Every time I touched Kitty's tail she miaowed. Compare mewverb purrverb One of my cats just miaowed in the background. Steve was opening a tin of food for the cat, who was miaowing loudly. She would purr, but not miaow. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cockcrow coo hee-haw honk moo peep purr quack squeak trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny Examples of miaowmiaow If, for example, you hear a miaow, you mentally classify this sound as a miaow. Her cat came in and miaowed. There cannot be a copyright as regards the word "miaow". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can then be put into the boot of a car with a blanket thrown over it, and it will not miaow or bark as it enters the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was miaowing to come out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Opening it, there is miaowing, half the items in the living room get knocked over, and the cushion in the cat basked is pressed down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lion sounds include snarling, hissing, coughing, miaowing, woofing, and roaring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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