lowing:指(牛等)发出“哞哞”的叫声;也可作形容词,表示“哞叫着的、发出牛叫声的”(最常见用法与牛群相关)。
/ˈloʊ.ɪŋ/
The lowing of the cows filled the barn at dawn.
清晨,牛的哞叫声充满了牛棚。
As the storm approached, the lowing herd clustered near the gate, their calls sounding uneasy across the fields.
暴风雨逼近时,哞叫着的牛群聚在大门附近,它们不安的叫声在田野上回荡。
lowing 来自动词 low(牛哞叫),其词源可追溯到古英语 hlōwan,与日耳曼语族中表示“牛叫/发出低沉叫声”的词根相关;后来演变为现代英语中对牛叫声的常用表达。