miaow
miaow — 名詞
1. the short, high-pitched crying sound that a cat makes with its mouth, especially
貓叫聲
貓發出的高聲短叫
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.
那隻餓壞的小貓看到食物碗時，發出了一聲響亮的喵叫。
countable noun: give a + adjective + miaow
Sofia woke up when she heard a soft miaow from under the bed.
Sofia 醒來時聽到床底下傳來一聲輕柔的喵叫。
Christopher heard a faint miaow coming from inside the old cardboard box.
Christopher 聽到舊紙箱裡傳出一聲微弱的喵叫。
A sudden loud miaow from the hallway startled everyone in the room.
走廊傳來的一聲突然大聲喵叫，嚇到了房間裡的每一個人。
The old tabby's miaow had grown hoarse after years of loud meowing.
那隻老虎斑貓的喵叫聲，經過多年大聲叫喚後已經變得沙啞了。
- 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 — 動詞
1. if a cat miaows, it opens its mouth and makes a short, high-pitched crying sound
喵喵叫
發出貓的叫聲
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.
那隻灰貓在廚房門口大聲喵喵叫，直到有人開門為止。
verb + adverb: miaow loudly
Nora's kitten miaows every morning when she walks into the kitchen.
Nora 的小貓每天早上她走進廚房時都會喵喵叫。
present simple for habitual action
The stray cat miaowed weakly from behind the garden shed.
那隻流浪貓在花園棚子後面微弱地喵喵叫。
Kabir could hear the neighbour's cat miaowing all night long.
Kabir 整晚都能聽到鄰居的貓在喵喵叫。
Amihan's cat miaowed twice and then rubbed against her legs.
Amihan 的貓喵喵叫了兩聲，然後在她腿上磨蹭。
文法句型
cat + miaow + adverb
cat + miaow + prepositional phrase