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 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。
• A scholar is like a raven feeding its young that spits out what it has eaten from the mouth.
  学者如乌鸦，吐出口中食物以饲小鸟。
• So it has come, my raven.
  海尔达利：我的乌鸦，分手的时候终于来了。
• And it cannot come too soon, quoth this raven.
  而且说来就来，这乌鸦如是说。
• I am helium raven and this movie is mine.
  我是氦气的渡鸦，这电影是我的。
• The raven prophet seemed to relax marginally and smiled at her, squeezing her shoulder.
  渡鸦先知看起来勉强的松了口气，他微笑著把手轻拍在珍娜的肩膀上。
• Poe wrote on the raven and Poe also wrote on top of his writing desk.
  爱伦坡写了《乌鸦》，爱伦坡在他的写字台上写字。
• A cloak of raven feathers fluttered from his shoulders.
  渡鸦羽毛的斗篷在肩头上顺风飘动。
• 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。
• Like the Wasp, the Raven has standard fixed wings, a propeller, and an electric motor.
  和蜂鸟无人机一样，乌鸦无人机也有标准的固定机翼，一个螺旋桨和一个电动马达。