If a cat miaows, it makes that crying sound cats make when they want the door opened, or food, or simply company.

If a cat miaows如果一隻貓miaow叫 when they want當牠們想要 the door opened有人開門、or food或食物、or simply company或只是有伴 it makes那就是牠會發出 that crying sound cats make那種貓咪特有的哭叫聲

Miaow is also the noun for the sound itself: a tiny miaow, a loud miaow. This is the usual British spelling; American books almost always write meow. Both are trying to catch the same cry on the page — they are not two different sounds.

Miaow is also也可以 the noun for the sound itself當作那個聲音本身的名詞：a tiny miaow小小一聲miaow、a loud miaow大聲一聲miaow。This is這是 the usual British spelling常見的英式拼法；American books美式書 almost always write meow幾乎都寫成meow。Both兩種寫法 are trying to catch想捕捉 the same cry同一種叫聲 on the page寫在紙上——they are not不是 two different sounds兩種不同的聲音。

It is informal and a little playful, fine in speech and in children’s writing. Grown-up news will more often say the cat cried, or just describe the noise, because miaow looks a bit like a comic-strip word.

It is informal很口語 and a little playful也有點俏皮，fine in speech用在講話裡 and in children's writing跟兒童讀物裡都很適合。Grown-up news正式的新聞 will more often say the cat cried比較常會說貓叫了，or just describe the noise或乾脆直接描述那個聲音，because miaow looks a bit like因為miaow看起來有點像 a comic-strip word漫畫裡的擬聲字。

People also type it as a little joke when someone says something sharp, like a cat putting its claws out — only for informal chat. When you “say” the word, you often just make the cat sound.

when someone says something sharp當有人講話酸酸的時候, like a cat putting its claws out就像貓伸出爪子一樣, People also type it大家也會打miaow這個字 as a little joke開個小玩笑 — only for informal chat但只限於很口語的聊天. When you "say" the word要『說』這個字的時候, you often just make the cat sound通常就是直接發出貓叫聲.