dove
发音
How to pronounce dove in British English:
英 [dəʊv , dʌv]
How to pronounce dove in American English:
美 [doʊv , dʌv]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous small pigeons
- someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- an emblem of peace
单词词源
- dove (n.)
- probably from Old English dufe- (found only in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *dubon (cognates: Old Saxon duba, Old Norse dufa, Swedish duva, Middle Dutch duve, Dutch duif, Old High German tuba, German Taube, Gothic -dubo), perhaps related to words for "dive," in reference to its flight. Originally applied to all pigeons, now mostly restricted to the turtle dove. A symbol of gentleness from early Christian times, also of the Holy Spirit (as in Gen. viii:8-12), and of peace and deliverance from anxiety; political meaning "person who advocates peace" attested by 1917, from the Christian dove of peace.
- dove (v.)
- past tense of dive (q.v.).
双语例句
- 1. Flower is orchid , the fabric is silk and the animal is dove .
- 2. Noah lets a dove fly out of the ship .
- 3. She is also the fed 's most prominent dove , and thus an influential ally if mr bernanke wants to keep rates where they are .
- 4. Inflation data , and the recent capitulation by the central bank 's biggest dove , support them .
- 5. Shortly after google announced it was relocating its mainland chinese search engine to its hong kong website last week , description of the dove started appearing on chinese blogs .