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raven

noun
🔊/ˈreɪvn/
🔊/ˈreɪvn/
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  1. a large bird of the crow family, with shiny black feathers and a rough, unpleasant call渡鸦（羽毛亮黑色，鸣声刺耳）
    • A raven sat in the tree and cawed.一只乌鸦坐在树上哭了。
    Topics Birdsc1
    Word OriginOld English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe.

raven

adjective
🔊/ˈreɪvn/
🔊/ˈreɪvn/
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  1. (of hair毛发) shiny and black乌黑光亮的
    • raven-haired毛发乌黑光亮的
    Topics Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRaven is used with these nouns:
    • hair
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    Word OriginOld English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe.