(乌鸦等鸟的)“嘎嘎叫;鸦鸣”;也可作动词,指“(乌鸦等)发出嘎嘎声”。(另有较少见用法作名词指这种叫声。)
/kɔː/(英式); /kɔ/(美式,近似)
The crow began to caw at dawn.
乌鸦在黎明时开始嘎嘎叫。
As we hiked through the misty woods, the caw of distant crows echoed over the valley, making the place feel wilder.
我们在雾蒙蒙的树林里徒步时,远处乌鸦的嘎嘎声在山谷上空回荡,让这里显得更荒野。
“caw”是拟声词(onomatopoeia),模仿乌鸦等鸟类粗哑的叫声而来,英语中很早就用来表示这种“嘎嘎/呱呱”的鸣叫。