| 单词 | raven |
| 释义 | raven (once / 601 pages) nv A raven is a large, black bird that's a scavenger — meaning that it likes to feed on dead animals. If someone tells you that you have "raven tresses," they are commenting on your hair color, not your eating habits. If you see a large group of ravens, you can call them an unkindness of ravens, or a conspiracy of ravens. Raven is also an adjective for anything that's the glossy black color of a raven's feathers: "His raven hair was held out of his eyes with a sweatband." Probably the most famous literary raven is the one in Edgar Allen Poe's spooky poem "The Raven," especially in the repeated line, "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'" WORD FAMILYraven: ravened, ravening, ravens USAGE EXAMPLESHe’d decided to remain in Baltimore as the offensive coordinator of the Ravens. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Fourteen games into the season, the Ravens were still in the running for the AFC North title. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Otherwise, the Ravens got nothing accomplished in their final game of the 2016 season. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1n large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail Syn|Hyper Corvus corax corvine bird birds of the crow family 2v eat greedily Syn|Hyper devour, guttle, pig eat take in solid food 3v feed greedily The lions ravened the bodies Hyper eat, feed take in food; used of animals only 4v prey on or hunt for Syn|Hyper predate, prey forage wander and feed 5v obtain or seize by violence Hyper seize take or capture by force |
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