Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9864
dove
鸽子；鸽
A bird of the pigeon family, especially one that is smaller and white, often used as a symbol of peace.
- 1.
A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.
鸽子,尤指体型较小、白色者；鸠鸽科三百多种鸟类之一,常随意称为鸽或鸠。
- 2.
any of numerous small pigeons
小型鸽子
- 3.
A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
主张和解与谈判而非冲突的人。
- 4.
someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
鸽派人物
- 5.
A term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
对纯洁温柔之人的爱称。
- 6.
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
天鸽座
- 7.
A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
类似该鸟的灰、蓝、粉色,即鸽灰色。
鸽派人物；主和者；宝贝；心肝；鸽灰；淡灰蓝色；天鸽座；鸽子,尤指体型较小、白色者；鸠鸽科三百多种鸟类之一,常随意称为鸽或鸠。
In use
A white dove flew over the square during the celebration.
The dove cooed softly on the windowsill every morning.
Children released a dove at the wedding ceremony.
a dove
常使用不定冠词表示泛指。
A dove landed on the windowsill.
一只鸽子落在了窗台上。
dove of peace
固定搭配，指象征和平的鸽子。
The symbol of the Olympic Games is a dove of peace.
奥运会的象征是和平鸽。
like a dove
用于比喻，形容温柔或优雅。
She moved gracefully, like a dove.
她像鸽子一样优雅地移动。
Connections
Collocations
- white dove
- 白鸽
- A white dove is often a symbol of peace.白鸽常是和平的象征。
- mourning dove
- 哀鸽
- The mourning dove's call sounds sad and soothing.哀鸽的叫声听起来悲伤而舒缓。
- dove of peace
- 和平鸽
- They released a dove of peace at the ceremony.他们在仪式上放飞了一只和平鸽。
- dove cooing
- 鸽子的咕咕声
- The soft dove cooing outside my window is relaxing.窗外鸽子柔和的咕咕声让人放松。
- dove release
- 放鸽仪式
- The wedding ended with a beautiful dove release.婚礼以一场美丽的放鸽仪式结束。
- dove hunter
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鸽子(dove)代表和平，字母v像展翅的翅膀，形象好记。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday speech、political discourse 该词的register视语境变化：指代鸽子时多为中性，用于日常或文学语境；指代鸽派人物时偏正式，多用于政治讨论。故整体标记为混合。
Grammar Note
作名词时，通常为可数名词，指鸽子或象征和平的意象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like love, above, glove, shove rhyme with dove /dʌv/. Beware of words like move /muːv/ that share spelling but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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