英语释义

1. a large, glossy-black bird (Corvus corax) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere but now rare in most areas of the eastern and central U.S. and that differs from the closely related common crow chiefly in its larger size and wedge-shaped tail and in having the feathers of the throat narrow and pointed resulting in a shaggy appearance also any of various usually large and glossy black, corvine birds

2. shiny and black like a raven's feathers
raven hair

3. to feed greedily

4. to prowl for food prey

5. plunder

6. to devour greedily

7. despoil
men … raven the earth, destroying its resources
— New Yorker

8. a bird that has shiny black feathers and looks like a crow but is larger

9. shiny and black

10. a large shiny black bird that is larger than the related crow

11. shiny and black like a raven's feathers

片语

crows啼叫；吹嘘（crow的三单形式）

英汉例句

• I'm sure Elijah did not forget to thank God for the bread and meat the ravens brought him every day.

  我相信以利亚一定不会忘记感谢让乌鸦给他叼食物来喂养他。

• The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

  乌鸦早晚给他叼饼和肉来，他也喝那溪里的水。

• This one, in Grand Teton National Park, fends off ravens from a bison carcass.

  在大提顿国家公园的这一只灰熊挡开北美野牛残骸上的乌鸦们。

• I now know some of the ravens by name, and their different habits and personalities - there is one that likes to play dead which is a little alarming!

  我现在知道乌鸦有很多不同的种类以及它们各自的生活习惯和特性——其中一种乌鸦喜欢装死，真是让我吃了一惊！

• Outside, ravens circled and the wind rang the temple roofs bells.

  僧侣们在主厅中唱经，户外乌鸦的叫声，和屋顶的铃铛在清风中的清脆交织在一起。

• Are those ravens going to eat it alive?

  那些乌鸦要把它生吞活剥了吗？

• A flock of cawing ravens had just flown up from in front of her.

  一群呱呱鸣叫的乌鸦从她面前飞起。

• There are seven ravens in it as lucky mascot.

  里面有七只乌鸦，被誉为吉祥物。

相似词

black黑色的；黑人的；邪恶的

ebony乌木制的，黑檀木制的；乌黑色的

pitch-black漆黑的；墨黑的；极黑的

pitch-dark漆黑的

pitchy漆黑的；沥青的；粘性的

sable(Sable) （美）塞布尔（人名）

相反词

white白色；洁白；白种人