producing a long, loud, doleful cry or wailing sound 嚎叫的;狂吠的;咆哮的;哭泣的;怒吼的 ■(archaic)filled with or characterized by such sounds (古)荒凉的;凄凉的嚎声的;嚎叫的 the howling wilderness. 荒无人烟之地。
(informal)extreme; great (非正式)极大的;极度的 the meal was a howling success. 这顿饭非常成功。