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。
• I am helium raven and this movie is mine.
  我是氦气的渡鸦，这电影是我的。
• Powerful entities threaten reality's foundation as they seek to usurp the Raven Queen's position.
  强大的存在威胁著真实的基础，他们正图谋篡夺鸦后的位置。
• The Black Crow sometimes also the Raven is the beginning of the great work of soul alchemy.
  黑乌鸦在灵魂炼金术伟大工作的开头表现为大乌鸦。
• Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven.
  发出像乌鸦的嘶哑的声音。
• A cloak of raven feathers fluttered from his shoulders.
  渡鸦羽毛的斗篷在肩头上顺风飘动。
• Druid of the Talon: In the raven's name!
  猛禽德鲁伊：以风暴乌鸦（又解释为渡鸦）之名！
• 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。
• That was when his poem The Raven was published.
  那是在他的诗歌《乌鸦》发表以后。
• 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。