miaow
miaow — noun
1. the short, high-pitched crying sound that a cat makes with its mouth, especially
the short, high-pitched crying sound that a cat makes with its mouth, especially when it wants food or attention
The hungry kitten gave a loud miaow when it saw the food bowl.
countable noun: give a + adjective + miaow
Sofia woke up when she heard a soft miaow from under the bed.
Christopher heard a faint miaow coming from inside the old cardboard box.
A sudden loud miaow from the hallway startled everyone in the room.
The old tabby's miaow had grown hoarse after years of loud meowing.
- silence
the absence of any sound
文法句型
a + adjective + miaow
give a + adjective + miaow
用法筆記
This is the British spelling; the American English spelling is meow. Both are pronounced the same way.
常見錯誤
miaow — verb
1. if a cat miaows, it opens its mouth and makes a short, high-pitched crying sound
if a cat miaows, it opens its mouth and makes a short, high-pitched crying sound, often to show hunger, get attention, or signal a need
The grey cat miaowed loudly at the kitchen door until someone opened it.
verb + adverb: miaow loudly
Nora's kitten miaows every morning when she walks into the kitchen.
present simple for habitual action
The stray cat miaowed weakly from behind the garden shed.
Kabir could hear the neighbour's cat miaowing all night long.
Amihan's cat miaowed twice and then rubbed against her legs.
文法句型
cat + miaow + adverb
cat + miaow + prepositional phrase