英语词汇“raven”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ra•ven¹ n. [countable]

Birdsa very large bird having shiny black feathers and coloring and a loud, harsh call.

adj.

shining black:raven hair.

ra•ven•like, adj.

ra•ven¹ n.

Birdsany of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, esp. Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
the divine culture hero and trickster of the North Pacific Coast Indians.
(cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Corvus.

adj.

lustrous black:raven locks of hair.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hrǣfn; cognate with German Rabe, Old Norse hrafn

ra′ven•like′, adj.

rav•en² v.i.

to seek plunder or prey.
to eat or feed voraciously or greedily:to raven like an animal.
to have a ravenous appetite.

v.t.

to seize as spoil or prey.
to devour voraciously.

rapine;
robbery.
plunder or prey.

Also, ravin.

Latin rapīna rapine
Middle French raviner, ultimately
earlier ravine 1485–95

Raven, The,

Literaturea lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

raven /ˈreɪv^ən/ n

a large passerine bird, Corvus corax, having a large straight bill, long wedge-shaped tail, and black plumage: family Corvidae (crows). It has a hoarse croaking cry
a shiny black colour
(as adjective): raven hair

Etymology: Old English hrǣfn; related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafn

raven /ˈræv^ən/ vb

to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc)
to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenous

Raven /ˈreɪv^ən/ n

a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest

Etymology: from raven¹

单词	raven
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ra•ven¹ /ˈreɪvən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Birdsa very large bird having shiny black feathers and coloring and a loud, harsh call. adj. shining black:raven hair. ra•ven•like, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ra•ven¹ (rā′vən),USA pronunciation n. Birdsany of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, esp. Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds. the divine culture hero and trickster of the North Pacific Coast Indians. (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Corvus. adj. lustrous black:raven locks of hair. bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hrǣfn; cognate with German Rabe, Old Norse hrafn ra′ven•like′, adj. rav•en² (rav′ən),USA pronunciation v.i. to seek plunder or prey. to eat or feed voraciously or greedily:to raven like an animal. to have a ravenous appetite. v.t. to seize as spoil or prey. to devour voraciously. n. rapine; robbery. plunder or prey. `Also, ravin.` Latin rapīna rapine Middle French raviner, ultimately earlier ravine 1485–95 *Raven, The,* Literaturea lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: raven /ˈreɪv^ən/ n a large passerine bird, Corvus corax, having a large straight bill, long wedge-shaped tail, and black plumage: family Corvidae (crows). It has a hoarse croaking cry a shiny black colour (as adjective): raven hair Etymology: Old English hrǣfn; related to Old High German hraban, Old Norse hrafn raven /ˈræv^ən/ vb to seize or seek (plunder, prey, etc) to eat (something) voraciously or greedily; be ravenous in eating Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French raviner to attack impetuously; see ravenous Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Raven /ˈreɪv^ən/ n a traditional trickster hero among the native peoples of the Canadian Pacific Northwest Etymology: from raven¹
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