owl n. 1.【鳥類】貓頭鷹,鴟鵂,梟。 2.做夜工的人,熬夜的人;夜游子;夜生活者。 3.一本正經(jīng)的呆子。 4.〔美國(guó)〕深夜行駛的電車[火車等]。 5.〔美國(guó)〕貓頭鷹派〔認(rèn)為核戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)會(huì)因誤會(huì)或估計(jì)錯(cuò)誤而發(fā)生〕。 Don't be such a silly owl. 別做那種傻事。 as blind [stupid] as an owl 瞎[笨]透。 as drunk as a boiled owl 〔美俚〕喝得爛醉。 bring [carry, send] owls to Athens 運(yùn)梟至產(chǎn)梟極多的雅典;作徒勞無益的事,多此一舉〔雅典盛產(chǎn)梟,梟為雅典守護(hù)神 Pallas 的標(biāo)志〕。 fly with the owls 夜游。 hotter than a boiled owl 〔美俚〕醉得興奮起來的。 take owl 發(fā)怒,生氣。 vi. 1.〔方言〕像貓頭鷹般地叫[凝視]。 2.(夜間)走私。
boiled adj. 1.煮沸的,燒滾的。 2.〔美俚〕喝醉的。 boiled eggs 煮熟的蛋。 as an owl 〔美俚〕喝得爛醉的。
And one time he led him the rounds of dublin and , by the holy farmer , he never cried crack till he brought him home as drunk as a boiled owl and he said he did it to teach him the evils of alcohol and by herrings if the three women didn t near roast him it s a queer story , the old one , bloom s wife and mrs o dowd that kept the hotel 憑著神圣的鄉(xiāng)巴佬發(fā)誓,布盧姆連一句也沒嘮叨,直到那家伙醉得像一只燉熟的貓頭鷹,這才把他帶回來。他說他這么做是為了教給那個(gè)侄子酗酒的害處。那個(gè)老太婆布盧姆的老婆和旅店老板娘奧多德太太這三位婦人居然沒差點(diǎn)兒把他整個(gè)兒烤了,也夠不尋常的了。