a raven
raven 是可数名词,表示单只鸟时用 a raven。
A raven landed on the roof.
一只渡鸦落在屋顶上。
渡鸦;大乌鸦
ravens — plural of raven
几种大型乌鸦属鸟类,通常羽毛光亮黑色;尤其是普通乌鸦(渡鸦);大黑鸟,直喙,楔形长尾;掠夺
a large black bird of the genus Corvus, especially the common raven
几种大型乌鸦属鸟类,通常羽毛光亮黑色;尤其是普通乌鸦(渡鸦)
Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
大黑鸟,直喙,楔形长尾
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
A raven landed on the roof and let out a loud, harsh cry.
一只渡鸦落在屋顶上,发出响亮而刺耳的叫声。
用法提示:这里 raven 是名词,指一种黑色的大鸟(渡鸦)。
We watched the ravens flying above the old castle in the evening.
傍晚我们看着渡鸦在古老城堡上方飞翔。
用法提示:ravens 是 raven 的复数形式,作名词,指乌鸦科的大黑鸟。
In the story, the raven perches on a statue to talk to the main character.
在这个故事里,渡鸦停在雕像上,和主角说话。
用法提示:raven 是单数名词,表示一种会学舌的大型黑鸟。
raven 是可数名词,表示单只鸟时用 a raven。
A raven landed on the roof.
一只渡鸦落在屋顶上。
定冠词 the 加单数名词可指整个物种。
The raven has glossy black feathers.
渡鸦有光泽的黑色羽毛。
复数形式直接加 -s。
Ravens are large black birds.
渡鸦是大型黑色鸟类。
严格来说不是同义词:raven(渡鸦)比 crow 大得多,尾羽呈楔形,叫声更低沉浑厚;口语中 crow 有时被泛用来指任何黑色鸦科鸟,但在科学或精确描述时不能互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子A small black bird was in the tree; I think it was a raven.
正确表达A small black bird was in the tree; I think it was a crow.
raven 指体型很大的渡鸦,crow 才是普通乌鸦;说 small 却用 raven 自相矛盾,所以应改为 crow。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw two raven in the field.
正确表达I saw two ravens in the field.
raven 是可数名词,复数形式为 ravens;表示两只鸟时不能省略 -s。
渡鸦
The common raven is found across the Northern Hemisphere.
渡鸦分布于北半球各地。
一群渡鸦
A murder of ravens gathered in the old tree.
一群渡鸦聚集在那棵老树上。
渡鸦的叫声
We heard a raven's call echoing through the valley.
我们听到渡鸦的叫声在山谷中回荡。
渡鸦的巢
A raven's nest sat high on the cliff.
一个渡鸦的巢筑在悬崖高处。
像渡鸦一样黑
Her hair was as black as a raven.
她的头发像渡鸦一样黑。
渡鸦的羽毛
She found a glossy raven's feather on the path.
她在小路上发现了一根有光泽的渡鸦羽毛。
乌鸦的羽毛通常是黑色的,是其明显的特征之一。
乌鸦有直而坚硬的喙,常在描述其外形时提及。
乌鸦在西方文化中常被视为不祥之兆或神秘预兆。
乌鸦的叫声嘶哑、低沉,是其典型叫声。
乌鸦在许多文化的神话与传说中扮演重要角色。
乌黑的;墨黑的(像渡鸦羽毛般黑亮)
She had long, raven-black hair that shined in the sun.
她有一头乌黑亮泽的长发,在阳光下闪闪发光。
渡鸦说道:‘永不复还。’
In Edgar Allan Poe's poem, the raven repeats the word 'nevermore' whenever the narrator asks a question.
在埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗中,每当叙述者提问时,那只渡鸦就反复说‘永不复还’。
渡鸦自己都嘶哑了。
In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth says this line when she learns King Duncan will arrive, using the raven as a symbol of death.
在《麦克白》中,麦克白夫人得知邓肯国王将来时说了这句台词,用渡鸦作为死亡的象征。
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