howler

美 [ˈhaʊlər]英 [ˈhaʊlə(r)]
  • n.(尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误

复数: howlers

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noun

informal especially BrE(尤指言谈或行文中的)愚蠢的错误
a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes

The report is full of howlers.

这份报告错漏百出。

glaring error
mistake

These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.以上各词均指用词、数字、事实等的错误、口误、笔误。

a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly指用词或数字上的错误、口误、笔误:

It's a common mistake among learners of English.

这是学英语的人常犯的错误。

spelling mistakes

拼写错误

( rather formal ) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误:

There are too many errors in your work.

你的工作失误太多。

( rather formal ) a piece of information that is not exactly correct指信息不准确、有误:

The article is full of inaccuracies.

这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。

a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、疏漏、纰漏

( informal , especially BrE ) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes尤指言谈或行文中的愚蠢错误:

The report is full of howlers.

这份报告错漏百出。

a small mistake in a printed text指印刷文本上的错误

( informal ) a small mistake in a typed or printed text指打字或排印文稿的小错误

howler

频次

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    N-COUNT 愚蠢的错误;低级错误
    A howler is a stupid mistake.

    I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.

    我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。

noun

1
a glaring blunder
2
monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
Synonym: howler monkey
3
a joke that seems extremely funny
Synonym: belly laugh sidesplitter thigh-slapper scream wow riot

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  1. I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler .

    我觉得自己似乎犯了个不可容忍的低级错误。

  2. He was not good at business and it soon came a howler .

    他不擅长做生意,不久就失败了。

  3. Why are you so slow ? the howler monkey asked one day .

    猴子问。为什么你动作这么慢。

  4. According to the passage , which of the following is true about howler monkeys ?

    根据本文,下列关于吼猴的叙述何者正确?

  5. Ron didn 't smile . The Howler was obviously still on his mind .

    罗恩没有笑,显然还在想着那封吼叫信。

  6. Why did the howler monkeys in Belize howl less often ?

    为什麽贝里斯的吼猴吼叫不那麽频繁?

  7. Male howler monkeys use their loud voices to fight for food , mates , or territory .

    雄性吼猴利用它们的大嗓门去争夺食物,求偶,或宣示领土。

  8. Interestingly , when there are few howler monkeys in an area , the howling routine takes on a different pattern .

    有趣的是,当某个地区只有极少数吼猴时,它们会采取不同模式的吼叫惯例。

  9. Loudest mammal - the Blue Whale . The second loudest is the Howler Monkey .

    最吵的哺乳动物-蓝鲸。第二吵的是吵猴。

  10. Ron sits stunned , and the Howler smashes itself into pieces .

    罗恩目瞪口呆地坐着,吼叫信自动撕成碎片。

  11. Harry looked from their petrified faces to the red envelope . " What 's a Howler ? " he said .

    哈利看着他们惊恐的神色,又望望那只红信封。“什么是吼叫信?”他问。

  12. At least the howler had done one good thing : Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again .

    吼叫信至少做了一件好事:赫敏似乎觉得他们已经受了足够的惩罚,现在她又像从前那样友好了。

  13. A storm was approaching , and ' all the howler monkeys started woofing like dogs , and the rain forest came to life , ' he says .

    当时,一场暴风雨即将来临。他描述道,“吼猴开始像狗那般低吠,雨林就这样走进了你的生命。”

  14. Marine steering gear is the equipment used for heading control . once the steering gear has a breakdown , the ship will lose control , or even come a howler .

    船舶舵机是用于航向控制的设备,一旦舵机失灵,船即会失去控制,甚至发生事故。

  15. the best predictor of a wolf 's howl is the closeness of the howler 's relationship with the wolf leaving its side .

    对狼的嚎叫最好的预测是该狼与离它而去的那只狼的关系亲密。

  16. Apparently , with plenty of space and no other howler monkeys around , there was no need to check on the whereabouts of their competitors .

    显然,拥有广大的空间且四周没有其他吼猴,吼猴就没有必要去查出周遭的竞争者。

  17. The researchers thus concluded that the level of howling was determined by the relationship of the howler with the separated wolf , regardless of the removed wolf 's rank .

    研究人员从而得出结论嚎叫程度取决于嚎叫者与离开者的关系,跟离开者的等级没关系。

  18. At the sanctuary , keepers now use recorded howler sounds from a distance so that the monkeys feel the need to make the territorial calls as they would do in the wild .

    在保护区里,饲养者现在从远处播放预录的吼叫声音,以致猴子们察觉有发出宣示领土叫声的必要,如它们在野外一样。

  19. People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the howler , and Ron sank Solow in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen .

    全礼堂的人都转过身来看是谁收到了吼叫信,罗恩缩在椅子里,只能看到一个通红的额头。

  20. As I set out on the rainforest path that runs up the sideof Maderas , I spotted a group of howler monkeys , chattering among themselves asthey swung through the branches .

    当我踏上马德拉斯火山旁边蜿蜒的雨林小路时,我发现了一群吼猴,在树枝间穿梭,相互私语。

  21. In the future when the population grows , there will be no need for the recording because the howler monkeys will have more reason to check in with the neighbors to define their own territories .

    未来,猴子数量增加时,就不再需要录音了,因为吼喉会有更多的理由与邻居们确认住入,以界定它们自己的领土。

  22. They got off to the worst possible start when new keeper Scott Carson made a dreadul howler in the eighth minute and allowed a shot from distance to bounce off his shoulder into the net .

    第八分钟,克罗地亚的一计远射弹过英格兰新任守门员斯高菲尔德的肩膀,跳入球门,开始了英格兰队的噩梦。

  23. New World monkeys : capuchin ; douroucouli ; howler monkey ; saki ; spider monkey ; squirrel monkey ; titi ; uakari ; woolly monkey ; marmoset ; tamarin .

    新域猴;僧帽猴;夜猴;吼猴;粗尾猿;蜘蛛猴;松鼠猴;狨;羊毛猴;狨;绢毛猴。