raven for sth
常指动物因饥饿而搜寻猎物,较书面。
The hungry wolves ravened for food in the forest.
饥饿的狼群在森林里猎取食物。
捕食;猎取
ravened — past of raven
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
捕食;猎取
prey on or hunt for
The hungry wolves ravened for food in the forest.
饥饿的狼群在森林里猎取食物。
ravin的另一种拼写
Alternative spelling of ravin.
通过暴力获取或夺取
obtain or seize by violence
捕食或猎取
prey on or hunt for
raven
Base
原形
ravens
3rd person
第三人称单数
ravening
-ing
现在分词
ravened
Past
过去式
ravened
Past participle
过去分词
The wolf ravens for food in the winter.
狼在冬天觅食。
The pirates ravened the merchant ship and took all its gold.
海盗掠夺了商船,抢走了所有黄金。
The hawk is ravening on the small birds in the field.
那只鹰正在田野里捕食小鸟。
作动词时表示以暴力夺取或捕食猎物;过去式和过去分词均为 ravened。
A starving bear ravens for salmon along the river every autumn.
一头饥饿的熊每年秋天都会沿着河流寻找鲑鱼。
The wolves ravened on the wounded deer all night.
狼群整夜捕食那只受伤的鹿。
The dogs were ravening among the bins when the noise started.
噪音响起时,那些狗正在垃圾桶间贪婪地搜寻食物。
常指动物因饥饿而搜寻猎物,较书面。
The hungry wolves ravened for food in the forest.
饥饿的狼群在森林里猎取食物。
raven on/upon 强调捕食,主语常为猛禽或猛兽。
Eagles raven on small mammals.
老鹰捕食小型哺乳动物。
主语多为人或群体,含暴力夺取之意,语气强烈。
The raiders ravened the town's stores.
袭击者夺走了镇上的物资。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
捕食的狼群
The ravening wolves attacked the herd under cover of darkness.
捕食的狼群在夜色掩护下袭击了牲畜群。
Use ravened naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只渡鸦(raven bird)俯冲捕食猎物,记住 raven 作动词是“捕食、猎取、掠夺”的意思。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、历史文献、正式修辞 该动词现在比较罕见,多用于文学或正式书面语中,表示“捕食”或“抢夺”,日常口语中很少使用。
raven 的发音 /ˈreɪvən/ 与 craven、graven、shaven、haven、maven 押韵,都以 /eɪvən/ 结尾。注意不要被拼写误导:ravine /rəˈviːn/ 与 raven 拼写相近,但读音不同(重音在后,元音为 /iː/)。
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