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

• Apparently, with plenty of space and no other howler monkeys around, there was no need to check on the whereabouts of their competitors.
  显然，拥有广大的空间且四周没有其他吼猴，吼猴就没有必要去查出周遭的竞争者。
• They got off to the worst possible start when new keeper Scott Carson made a dreadul howler in the eighth minute and allowed a shot from distance to bounce off his shoulder into the net.
  第八分钟，克罗地亚的一计远射弹过英格兰新任守门员斯高菲尔德的肩膀，跳入球门，开始了英格兰队的噩梦。
• 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。
• He was not good at business and it soon came a howler.
  他不擅长做生意，不久就失败了。
• Interestingly, when there are few howler monkeys in an area, the howling routine takes on a different pattern.
  有趣的是，当某个地区只有极少数吼猴时，它们会采取不同模式的吼叫惯例。
• Marine steering gear is the equipment used for heading control. once the steering gear has a breakdown, the ship will lose control, or even come a howler.
  船舶舵机是用于航向控制的设备，一旦舵机失灵，船即会失去控制，甚至发生事故。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。