owl• Whereas most people were in their beds asleep, there were a few owls who understood the pleasure of darkness.• Like the great hornedowl, these owls should now be getting ready to nest.• You might think we were being a bit over-cautious, but these were two very young and inexperiencedowls we were releasing.• Most owls are nocturnal, hunting at night for similar prey to the diurnal or day-hunting hawks.• The only exception is in cases of self-defense, which seems unlikely in a confrontation with the pygmyowl.• In 1991, federaljudge William Dwyer banned most logging in Washington and Oregon to save those three thousand spottedowls.• He put the owllamp down.• The owls are often seen outside the barn first thing in the morning, and they nip into the hay when disturbed.
ADJECTIVE | OWL + VERB | OWL + NOUNADJECTIVE➤barn, spotted, etc.倉鴞、斑林鴞等▸➤stuffed貓頭鷹標本▸➤wise (oftenfigurative) 聰明人◇He's a wise old owl.他是個聰明的老傢伙。➤night (figurative) 夜貓子◇I was a night owl when I was younger, but these days I'd rather go to bed early.我年輕時是個夜貓子,近來卻更願早早就寢。OWL + VERB➤fly貓頭鷹飛翔▸➤hoot, screech貓頭鷹鳴叫/尖叫▸➤catch sth, prey on sth貓頭鷹抓住⋯/捕食⋯◇Owls prey on small rodents.貓頭鷹捕食小型嚙齒動物。➤nest, perch, roost貓頭鷹築巢/棲息/歸巢OWL + NOUN➤pellet食丸(貓頭鷹回吐的小球狀難消化物)