crow
noun [ C ] uk/krəʊ/ us/kroʊ/
乌鸦
a large, black bird with a loud, unpleasant cry
Idiom
as the crow fliesidiom 笔直地，成直线地，沿直线
used to say that a distance is measured in a straight line between two points or places
crow
verb [ I ] uk/krəʊ/ us/kroʊ/ crowed or crew
(CRY)
（公鸡）啼叫，打鸣
When a cock (= an adult male chicken) crows, it makes a very long and loud sharp cry.
We were woken at dawn by a cock crowing repeatedly. 黎明时，我们被一阵阵的鸡啼声吵醒。
（婴儿）欢叫
When a baby crows, it makes sudden cries of happiness.
(TALK PROUDLY)
disapproving夸耀;夸口，自夸
to talk in a proud and annoying way about something you have done
He's always crowing about his latest triumph. 他老是吹嘘他最近取得的成功。