raven

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Birdsravenra‧ven1 /ˈreɪvən/ noun [countable] HBBa large shiny black birdExamples from the Corpusraven• A raven had landed on the fish and was pecking out its eye.• A raven swooped down from its perch in the rafters and dived at the wizard, talons open and gleaming.• Other reluctant players include squirrels, coyotes and ravens, all of whom seesaw in synchrony.• All were eyeless for the crows and ravens pluck the succulent pieces first.• I also saw a group of fourteen ravens fly south.• A pair of ravens circles high overhead, making a few soft grunting sounds.• A pair of ravens, too, are familiar with the pond, their home.Related topics: Hair & beautyravenraven2 adjective [only before noun] literary DCBraven hair is black and shinyExamples from the Corpusraven• It was raven black and the hair was entwined with a slim rope of gold thread and opals.• In her early thirties, her raven black hair gleamed in the overhead light.• Paula Grey, a raven haired girl in her early thirties with strong bone structure, had just entered the office.Origin raven1 Old English hræfn

单词	raven
释义	raven From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Birdsravenra‧ven1 /ˈreɪvən/ noun [countable] HBBa large shiny black birdExamples from the Corpusraven• A raven had landed on the fish and was pecking out its eye.• A raven swooped down from its perch in the rafters and dived at the wizard, talons open and gleaming.• Other reluctant players include squirrels, coyotes and ravens, all of whom seesaw in synchrony.• All were eyeless for the crows and ravens pluck the succulent pieces first.• I also saw a group of fourteen ravens fly south.• A pair of ravens circles high overhead, making a few soft grunting sounds.• A pair of ravens, too, are familiar with the pond, their home.Related topics: Hair & beautyravenraven2 adjective [only before noun] literary DCBraven hair is black and shinyExamples from the Corpusraven• It was raven black and the hair was entwined with a slim rope of gold thread and opals.• In her early thirties, her raven black hair gleamed in the overhead light.• Paula Grey, a raven haired girl in her early thirties with strong bone structure, had just entered the office.Origin raven1 Old English hræfn
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