dove

dove1
[dʌv]
noun
  1. a stocky seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names
    斑鸠，鸽（子）
  2. Family Columbidae: numerous genera and species; white doves are a variety of the domestic pigeon
    鸠鸽科：众多属和种；白鸽是家鸽的一个品种
  3. a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs
    （尤指外交中）主张和解政策的人，鸽派人物，温和派人物。 比较 hawk (义项2)
  4. (Dove)(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32)
    （基督教艺术和诗歌中）圣灵（《约翰福音》1：32中出现）
派生
dovelike
adjective
dovish
adjective
  1. （义项 2）
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa
dove2
[dəʊv]
  1. (chiefly N. Amer.). past of dive
    (主北美)。 dive 的过去式
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