crow
gb/kɹˈoʊ/ us/kɹˈoʊ/
A2
Angličtina
~ 6500
varjú, dicsekszik, henceg, kukorékol, kukorékolás, kakasszó
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A2
1
varjú
A2
Vzorec užití:
a/the crow
A black crow sat on the fence, watching the field.
Egy fekete varjú ült a kerítésen, és a mezőt figyelte.
Crows gathered in the trees as the sun went down.
Varjak gyűltek össze a fákon, ahogy lement a nap.
The farmer put up a scarecrow to keep the crows away from his corn.
We heard crows calling loudly above the parking lot.
Several crows flew over the road and landed in the field.
Učební příklady
A crow is sitting in the tree.
Egy varjú ül a fán.
We saw many crows in the field.
Sok varjút láttunk a mezőn.
The crow makes a loud sound.
Crows are big black birds.
A crow flies over the house.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse "crow" with "crowd" because they look similar. "Crow" is a bird; "crowd" is a large group of people. Also, some learners think all big black birds are "crows"; in fact, some are "ravens" or other species.
Význam
a large black bird
Kolokace
a flock of crows
|a black crow
|a crow caws
|crows and ravens
|scare away crows
Synonyma
raven (Similar black bird, but usually larger and less common in everyday talk.)
Antonyma
dove (A different kind of bird often associated with peace and gentleness, contrasting with the darker image of crows.)
Témata
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A common black bird with a loud, rough cry and a strong beak.
A medium-sized, usually black bird of the genus Corvus, with a strong beak and loud harsh call, common in many parts of the world.
SLOVESO
B2
INFORMAL
2
dicsekszik
B1
henceg
B2
Vzorec užití:
to crow about/over [something]
He wouldn’t stop crowing about his promotion all week.
Egész héten folyton az előléptetésével dicsekedett.
The winning team crowed over their defeated rivals in the locker room.
A győztes csapat az öltözőben kárörvendve dicsekedett a legyőzött riválisok előtt.
Investors are already crowing about the company’s record profits.
She tried not to crow, but you could hear the pride in her voice.
Don’t crow too soon; the game isn’t over yet.
Učební příklady
He likes to crow about his good grades.
Szeret a jó jegyeivel dicsekedni.
They crowed over their big win.
Dicsekedtek a nagy győzelmükkel.
She crowed with delight when she heard the news.
He always crows when he is right.
Don’t crow about it in front of the people who lost.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes think "crow" as a verb only means the sound a rooster makes. In modern everyday English, it is also very common to use "crow" to mean "boast" or "gloat," especially with "about" or "over". Remember: "crow about something" = talk too proudly about it.
Význam
to boast triumphantly
Kolokace
crow about his success
|crow over their rivals
|crow with delight
|crow too soon
Synonyma
boast (General word for talking proudly; "crow" often suggests louder, more annoying pride.)
|
gloat (Suggests feeling pleasure at someone else’s failure; "crow" focuses more on loud, proud talking.)
Antonyma
downplay (Means to make something seem less important; the opposite of loudly drawing attention to your success.)
Témata
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To speak very proudly about something good you did, in a way that may make other people annoyed.
To talk very proudly and often annoyingly about a success, victory, or advantage, especially to show that you are better than someone else.
SLOVESO
B2
3
kukorékol
B1
Vzorec užití:
[a rooster/baby] crows
The rooster crowed at dawn and woke the whole village.
A kakas hajnalban kukorékolt, és felébresztette az egész falut.
We could hear cocks crowing in the distance as the sun came up.
Hallottuk, ahogy a távolban kakasok kukorékolnak, miközben felkelt a nap.
The baby crowed with delight when her father lifted her into the air.
Every morning, the farm comes alive as the roosters begin to crow.
A single rooster crowed loudly from the backyard.
Učební příklady
The rooster crows every morning.
A kakas minden reggel kukorékol.
A rooster crowed and I woke up.
Egy kakas kukorékolt, és felébredtem.
We heard a rooster crow on the farm.
The baby crowed with joy when she saw her mother.
At sunrise, many roosters crow together.
Častá chyba:
Some learners wrongly say "the rooster shouted" or "the rooster sang". The natural verb in English is "crow": "The rooster crowed at dawn." For babies, "crow" is used mainly in phrases like "crowed with delight", not for crying or screaming in general.
Význam
for a rooster to cry loudly
Kolokace
the rooster crowed at dawn
|cocks crowing in the distance
|baby crowed with delight
|crowing roosters
Synonyma
cry (A general word for a loud sound; "crow" is more specific to roosters or happy babies.)
|
call (Neutral term for an animal sound; "crow" is the typical verb for a rooster’s call.)
Antonyma
fall silent (Describes stopping making noise, which contrasts with a rooster or baby loudly crowing.)
Témata
animals
|daily life
|sounds
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
For a rooster to make its loud morning sound, or for a baby or person to make a loud happy sound.
(Of a rooster, and sometimes of a baby or person) to make a loud, high-pitched cry, especially at dawn in the case of a rooster or in sudden joy in the case of a baby.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
4
kukorékolás
B1
kakasszó
B2
Vzorec užití:
the crow of [a rooster]
We woke to the crow of a rooster outside the window.
Az ablak előtt álló kakas kukorékolására ébredtünk.
At the first crow of the cock, the guards changed shifts.
Az első kakasszóra az őrök őrséget váltottak.
The distant crow of roosters signaled the start of another day on the farm.
She missed the morning crow of roosters after moving to the city.
By the third crow of the rooster, everyone in the house was awake.
Učební příklady
The crow of a rooster woke me up.
Egy kakas kukorékolása ébresztett fel.
I heard the crow of a rooster in the morning.
Reggel egy kakas kukorékolását hallottam.
There was no crow of roosters in the city.
The first crow of the cock was very early.
He listened for the crow of the rooster at dawn.
Častá chyba:
Learners often just say "rooster sound" because they don’t know the noun "crow". Use "the crow of a rooster" or "the rooster’s crow" for this sound.
Význam
the loud cry of a rooster
Kolokace
the crow of a rooster
|at the first crow of the rooster
|a distant crow
|the cock’s early crow
Synonyma
cry (A general word for a loud animal sound; "crow" is specific to the rooster’s sound.)
Antonyma
silence (The complete lack of sound, which is the opposite of the rooster’s loud crow.)
Témata
animals
|sounds
|time
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definice
The loud sound that a rooster makes, usually in the morning.
The loud, high-pitched cry made by a rooster or similar bird, especially heard at dawn.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
crow
IPA
GB/kɹˈoʊ/
US/kɹˈoʊ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
crow (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (crow)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: crow
- Plural: crows
Verb
- Base: crow
- 3rd Person Singular: crows
- Present Participle: crowing
- Past: crew, crowed
- Past Participle: crowed
Příbuzná slova
Forms
Related words
scarecrow
noun
Výrazy
as the crow flies
1/ˈæz ðə kɹˈoʊ flˈaɪz/
idiom
in a straight-line distance
Over the ground in a straight line, not following roads or paths, so the distance is the shortest possible.
Příklady
- It’s only ten miles as the crow flies, but nearly twenty by road.
- The village looks close as the crow flies, but there’s a river in the way.
- As the crow flies, the island is just off the coast, but the boat has to go around the rocks.
crow about
1/kɹˈoʊ əbˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
to boast loudly about something
To talk very proudly about something you did, in a way that may bother other people.
Příklady
- He spent the whole evening crowing about his new car.
- Don’t crow about your score; some people didn’t pass the exam.
- She loves to crow about how early she gets up to exercise.
crow over
1/kɹˈoʊ ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
informal
to brag to someone you beat
To show that you are very happy to someone because you won and they lost, often in a way that seems rude or unkind.
Příklady
- The team didn’t just win; they crowed over their rivals afterward.
- Try not to crow over your brother just because you finished first.
- Fans crowed over the opposing side as they left the stadium.
crow's feet
1/kɹˈoʊz fˈit/
fixed phrase
wrinkles at the corners of the eyes
Small lines or wrinkles at the side of your eyes, usually because of age or from smiling a lot.
Příklady
- She has a few crow’s feet, but they really just make her smile look warmer.
- His crow’s feet deepened as he laughed.
- Many people use eye cream to try to reduce crow’s feet.
crow's nest
1/kɹˈoʊz nˈɛst/
fixed phrase
lookout platform high on a ship
A small place high on the mast of a ship where a person stands to look far over the sea.
Příklady
- The sailor climbed up to the crow’s nest to search for land.
- From the crow’s nest, they spotted another ship on the horizon.
- In old sailing ships, the crow’s nest was the best place to see storms coming.
eat crow
1/ˈit kɹˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
to admit you were wrong
To admit that you were wrong after you were very sure you were right, often feeling embarrassed.
Příklady
- After saying the plan would never work, he had to eat crow when sales doubled.
- She laughed at his idea, but later she ate crow when it turned out to be a success.
- The politician was forced to eat crow and apologize for his comments.
stone the crows
1/stˈoʊn ðə kɹˈoʊz/
idiom
informal
exclamation of surprise or shock
An old-fashioned phrase you say when you are very surprised or shocked. (Mainly British or Australian English.)
Příklady
- "Stone the crows!" he shouted when he saw the price.
- Stone the crows, I didn’t expect to see you here!
- "Stone the crows," she muttered as the car broke down again.