fowl

英 [faʊl]

美 [faʊl]

n.  家禽; 鸟
v.  捕鸟; 打鸟; 捕野禽

复数：fowls　现在分词：fowling　过去式：fowled　第三人称单数：fowls　过去分词：fowled　

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习惯用语

n.

neither fish nor fowl
• 非驴非马；不伦不类
  neither one thing nor another

牛津词典

noun

• 家禽
  a bird that is kept for its meat and eggs, for example a chicken
  1. fowl such as turkeys and ducks
     诸如火鸡和鸭之类的家禽
• 鸟
  any bird

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鸟;(尤指)家禽
  Afowlis a bird, especially one that can be eaten as food, such as a duck or a chicken.
  1. Carve the fowl into 8 pieces.
     把这只家禽切成 8 块。
  2. ...ducks and many other animals and fowl.
     鸭子以及许多其他动物和家禽

英英释义

noun

• a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
  Synonym:domestic fowlpoultry
• the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
  Synonym:bird

verb

• hunt fowl in the forest
• hunt fowl

双语例句

• The geese's flight muscles also have more mitochondria energy-producing structures inside cells than their fellow fowl.
  斑头雁与其它飞禽相比，它们用于飞行的肌肉里有更多的线粒体&这是一种能在细胞内产生能量的结构。
• Therewere several dozen varieties of fowl, such as the chicken, peasant, sparrow, and wild goose;
  有几十个品种的家禽，如鸡，农民，麻雀，和雁；
• Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
  家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。
• We are specialized in silky fowl and food products.
  我们专门出产真空包装乌骨鸡和一般食品。
• Flesh of a guinea fowl ( especially of hens).
  几内亚家禽（特别是母鸡）的肉。
• This proposal is neither fish nor fowl. I can't tell what you're proposing.
  这个建议不伦不类，我真说不出你在提些什么。
• Flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting.
  为烘烤而饲养的小型家禽的肉。
• The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.
  家禽和其他鹑鸡类的鸟头上的红色肉冠。
• ( Jewish) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet.
  （犹太）烘烤的家禽肠，填满加了香料和板油。
• The flesh of a bird or fowl ( wild or domestic) used as food.
  作为食物的鸟或家禽（野生或家养）的肉。