eat crow

动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˌit ˈkɹoʊ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error. US,idiomatic
    — He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.

词形变化

eats crow present,singular,third-person eating crow participle,present ate crow past eaten crow participle,past

词源

First appeared in the US in the 1870s under the form eat boiled crow. Further origin unknown. Crow meat is considered unfit for consumption, but this is true of very many animals. Compare perhaps the association of black birds with misfortune.
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