fowl

🇬🇧 UK/faul/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A bird kept or hunted for food, such as a chicken, turkey, duck, or goose.

家禽;飞禽(尤指供食用的鸟类)

v.

To hunt wild birds.

猎鸟,捕鸟

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
fowlother
=fowl

Common Collocations

  • 1.domestic fowl家禽
  • 2.wild fowl野禽
  • 3.poultry/fowl家禽/饲养禽
  • 4.fowl hunting猎禽

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The farm raised chickens, ducks, and geese as fowl for eggs and meat.

  • 2.

    Fowl hunting was a popular sport among the nobility in medieval times.

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