raven

英 [ˈreɪvn]

美 [ˈreɪvn]

n.  渡鸦(羽毛黑色，鸣声刺耳)
adj.  乌黑光亮的
v.  掠夺; 狼吞虎咽地吃

复数：ravens　现在分词：ravening　过去式：ravened　第三人称单数：ravens　过去分词：ravened　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16332 / COCA.14323

牛津词典

noun

• 渡鸦（羽毛黑色，鸣声刺耳）
  a large bird of the crow family, with shiny black feathers and a rough unpleasant cry

adj.

• 乌黑光亮的
  shiny and black
  1. raven-haired
     毛发乌黑光亮的

柯林斯词典

• 渡鸦
  Aravenis a large bird with shiny black feathers and a deep harsh call.
• ADJ （头发）乌黑的，发亮的
  Ravenhair is black, shiny, and smooth.
  1. ...a striking woman with long raven hair...
     有着一头乌黑长发的引人注目的女人
  2. The picture shows a dreamy, raven-haired young woman.
     这幅画描绘了一个漂亮的、有着乌黑头发的年轻女子。

英英释义

noun

• large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
  Synonym:Corvus corax

verb

• feed greedily
  1. The lions ravened the bodies
• eat greedily
  1. he devoured three sandwiches
  Synonym:devourguttlepig
• prey on or hunt for
  1. These mammals predate certain eggs
  Synonym:preypredate
• obtain or seize by violence

双语例句

• The raven can speak just one word:@ nevermore@? meaning@ never again.
  不过乌鸦只说出一个字nevermore意思是永远不再。
• You can download a full set of instructions for installing RAVEN from IBM alphaWorks.
  您可以下载有关从IBMalphaWorks安装RAVEN的完整说明。
• The Raven Queen provides a method for the adventurers to travel into Death's Reach.
  鸦后保留著某个能够让冒险者们潜进死亡岬的方法。
• So it has come, my raven.
  海尔达利：我的乌鸦，分手的时候终于来了。
• He pissed in darkness, filling his chamberpot as the old bear's Raven muttered complaints.
  他在黑暗中对着夜壶撒尿时，熊老的乌鸦正一旁嘀咕着牢骚。
• That was when his poem The Raven was published.
  那是在他的诗歌《乌鸦》发表以后。
• On earth he's benevolent traditionally and represented by this Raven figure.
  在地球上，他是仁慈的，象征物是乌鸦。
• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.
  我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开男子的房间。
• The one I seek has raven hair and lips red as rubies.
  我要找的那个人，有乌黑的秀发，红宝石的嘴唇。
• To the raven her own chick is white.
  在一只黑乌鸦的眼里，它自己的小雏鸦是白色的。