meow

FREQ #9083

n. 猫叫声 vi. 猫叫

发音

US /miˈaʊ/
UK /miˈaʊ/
AU
US /mjaʊ̯/
UK /mjaʊ̯/

词形变化

meows 复数 meows meowed meowing meows 三单 meowing 现在分词 meowed 过去式 meowed 过去分词

别名

meaow meow meow miaow miaow molrow miaow miaou meaw meeow meou miau

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The cry of a cat.

    喵

    咪咪

    猫叫声

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The drug mephedrone.

    英国 俚语 不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    Of a cat, to make its cry.

    猫叫

    咪咪叫

    不及物
interj.
  1. 1.

    Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

    喵

    咪咪

  2. 2.

    Used in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.

    非正式
  3. 3.

    Used to express seductiveness, mimicking a growl.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

mew miaou miaow miaul

上位词 1

cry
动词

同义词 1

mew

上位词 4

utter emit let out let loose

相关短语

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词源

Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian mauje, miauje (“to meow”), West Frisian miaukje (“to meow”), Dutch miauwen (“to meow”), Middle Low German mauwen, mawen, mouwen (“to meow”) (whence modern German Low German mauen, miauen (“to meow”)), Middle High German mouen, modern German miauen (“to meow”). Some spellings were modelled on French miaou. Meow and its spelling variants entered widespread currency in the 19th century, mostly replacing mew, possibly because phonetic change meant that word had ceased to approximate a cat's cry (contrast the pronunciation of Middle English mewen /ˈmɛu̯ən/ compared to modern /ˈmjuː/). (mephedrone): Perhaps because of the drug's distinctive smell resembling cat urine.

来源：wiktionary