| 单词 | dove |
| 释义 | dove (once / 1181 pages) n WORD FAMILY dove: doves, dovish+/dovish: dovishly, dovishness USAGE EXAMPLESWhen he saw the gunman, Raak dove under a bench and played dead. Time(Jan 02, 2017) His doves, Divinity and Majesty, flutter in an ornate white cage on the viewing balcony above. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) I just dove in, and I am a feminist. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n any of numerous small pigeons Hypo|Hyper turtledove any of several Old World wild doves Australian turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata, turtledovesmall Australian dove Zenaidura macroura, mourning dovewild dove of the United States having a mournful call Streptopelia turturthe common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing Streptopelia risoria, ringdovegreyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs 2n flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled Syn|Hyper squab poultry flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food 3n someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations Syn|Ant|Hyper peacenik hawk, war hawk an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations disarmer, pacificist, pacifist someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes 4n an emblem of peace Hyper allegory, emblem a visible symbol representing an abstract idea Dove (once / 5480 pages) n WORD FAMILY Dove: Doves USAGE EXAMPLESA huge, swooping hat dominates a picture of Milly, from Henry James’s “The Wings of the Dove.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) One was at a CVS on 14th Street NW, where police said he stole 15 Dove soap bars, struck an employee and grabbed his phone. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) First, I want to say it was not the Dove Awards — it was the network it aired on. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum Syn|Exp Columba constellation a configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
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