A caw is the hard, rough cry a crow makes — that open, cracked “caw!” you hear from a tree or a rooftop. People wrote the word by copying the sound; that is the whole trick.

A caw is the hard, rough cry a crow makescaw指的是烏鴉發出的那種粗啞刺耳的叫聲——that open, cracked “caw!” you hear from a tree or a rooftop就是你會從樹上或屋頂聽到那一聲敞開又沙啞的“caw!”。People wrote the word by copying the sound人們是照著這個聲音把字寫出來的；that is the whole trick這就是整個訣竅。

You can use it as a name for the sound (“a loud caw”) or as a verb (“the crows cawed at dawn”).

You can use it你可以把它 as a name for the sound當成聲音的名稱來用，“a loud caw”像“a loud caw”，or as a verb或當成動詞用，“the crows cawed at dawn”像“the crows cawed at dawn”。

It really belongs to crows and a few close birds. A duck does not caw, a pigeon does not caw, and a pretty songbird does not caw.

It它 really belongs to crows and a few close birds其實是專屬於烏鴉和少數近親鳥類的字。A duck does not caw鴨子不會caw，a pigeon does not caw鴿子不會caw，and a pretty songbird does not caw漂亮的鳴禽也不會caw。

In cartoons, one “Caw!” is enough to put a crow on the page.

In cartoons在卡通裡，one “Caw!” is enough to put a crow on the page一聲“Caw!”就足以讓讀者知道畫面上是一隻烏鴉。

It is a plain, slightly old-fashioned word. In everyday talk many people just say the crow called or the crow made a noise. You will still meet caw in stories, nature writing, and anywhere a writer wants you to hear the bird, not just see it.

It它 is a plain, slightly old-fashioned word是個樸實、有點老派的字。In everyday talk在日常口語裡，many people just say the crow called or the crow made a noise很多人只會說the crow called或the crow made a noise。You will still meet caw你還是會在 in stories, nature writing故事和自然寫作裡遇到caw，and anywhere a writer wants you to hear the bird, not just see it或任何作者想讓你「聽到」這隻鳥、而不只是「看到」牠的地方。