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mau

UK /maʊ/US /maʊ/

词源

拟声词,源自猫的叫声,常见于多种语言中模拟猫的声音。

noun

❶ 猫的叫声,通常用来形容猫发出的声音,常见于拟声词或儿童语言中。

“The kitten said 'mau' when it saw its mother.”

(小猫看到妈妈时发出了“喵”的声音。)

“She imitated the cat's 'mau' to make the baby laugh.”

(她模仿猫的“喵”声逗宝宝笑。)

同义词:meow, miaow, purr

常见短语

mau mau — 重复的猫叫声,常用于描述猫连续发出的声音或模仿猫叫的场景。

“The little girl kept saying 'mau mau' while playing with her toy cat.”

(小女孩玩玩具猫时不停地学着“喵喵”叫。)