1. as the crow flies : 笔直地;
2. eat crow : 做使自己丢脸的事;
不及物动词
名词
1. 乌鸦
A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
2. (公鸡)打鸣,啼叫
When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
3. 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意
If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it.
4. 欢叫;高兴地说
If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily.
5. 成直线地;笔直地
If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.