growler

n. 嗥叫的动物, 轰鸣的东西, 咆哮的人 [电] 咆哮器

发音

UK /ˈɡɹaʊlə/
AU
US /ˈɡɹaʊlɚ/

词形变化

growlers 复数 growlers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person, creature or thing that growls.

  2. 2.

    A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.

    历史 俚语
  3. 3.

    A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.

  4. 4.

    A kind of jug, often with a handle, used to carry beer and preserve carbonation.

    澳大利亚 加拿大 美国 非正式
  5. 5.

    A pork pie.

    英国 方言
  6. 6.

    The vulva.

    俚语
  7. 7.

    A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.

    美国 方言
  8. 8.

    A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.

    Includes voltmeters, ammeters, circuit testers, armature tester (external growler), field tester, (internal growler), coil and condenser tester, etc.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

speaker iceberg talker berg utterer verbaliser verbalizer

词源

From growl + -er. Sense "jug" is 19th century American slang, of uncertain origin.

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