"howler" 怎么发音

word

US

HOW-ler

UK

HOW-luh

释义

A 'howler' is a big, obvious mistake, especially one that is funny or embarrassing. It can also refer to a loud howling animal, like the howler monkey.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhaʊɫɝ

英式英语

hˈaʊlɐ

简化发音

美式

HOW-ler

英式

HOW-luh

语境中听

He made a howler in the test by writing the wrong name.

The goalkeeper's howler cost the team the match.

A howler monkey can be heard from miles away.

That typo was a real howler—everyone laughed when they saw it.