covey
covey
[ˈkʌvi]
(pl. -eys)
[ˈkʌvi]
(pl. -eys)
- a small party or flock of birds, especially partridge
（鸟类，尤指鹌鹑）一小窝；一小群
■(figurative)a small group of people or things
(喻)（人）一小群；（事物）一小组；一小批
coveys of actors rushed through the rooms.
一群群演员涌过了房间。
- Middle English: from Old French covee, feminine past participle of cover, from Latin cubare 'lie down'
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