crow
gb/kɹˈoʊ/ us/kɹˈoʊ/
A2
Ingles
~ 6500
varjú, dicsekszik, henceg, kukorékol, kukorékolás, kakasszó
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
varjú
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
a large black bird
Mga kolokasyon
a flock of crows
|a black crow
|a crow caws
|crows and ravens
|scare away crows
Mga kasingkahulugan
raven (Similar black bird, but usually larger and less common in everyday talk.)
Mga kasalungat
dove (A different kind of bird often associated with peace and gentleness, contrasting with the darker image of crows.)
Mga tema
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
B2
INFORMAL
2
dicsekszik
B1
henceg
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
to boast triumphantly
Mga kolokasyon
crow about his success
|crow over their rivals
|crow with delight
|crow too soon
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
downplay (Means to make something seem less important; the opposite of loudly drawing attention to your success.)
Mga tema
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
B2
3
kukorékol
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
for a rooster to cry loudly
Mga kolokasyon
the rooster crowed at dawn
|cocks crowing in the distance
|baby crowed with delight
|crowing roosters
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
fall silent (Describes stopping making noise, which contrasts with a rooster or baby loudly crowing.)
Mga tema
animals
|daily life
|sounds
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
C1
4
kukorékolás
B1
kakasszó
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
the loud cry of a rooster
Mga kolokasyon
the crow of a rooster
|at the first crow of the rooster
|a distant crow
|the cock’s early crow
Mga kasingkahulugan
cry (A general word for a loud animal sound; "crow" is specific to the rooster’s sound.)
Mga kasalungat
silence (The complete lack of sound, which is the opposite of the rooster’s loud crow.)
Mga tema
animals
|sounds
|time
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
crow
IPA
GB/kɹˈoʊ/
US/kɹˈoʊ/
Mga pantig at diin
crow (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (crow)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: crow
- Plural: crows
Verb
- Base: crow
- 3rd Person Singular: crows
- Present Participle: crowing
- Past: crew, crowed
- Past Participle: crowed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
Related words
scarecrow
noun
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.)
Mga Halimbawa
- "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.