doves

英 [dʌvz]

美 [dʌvz]

n.  鸽子(白鸽常作为和平的象征); 鸽派人物，温和派人物(尤指愿意和平与谈判而不愿战争的从政者)
dove的复数

柯林斯词典

Pronounced /dʌv/ for meanings 1 and 2, and /dəʊv/ for meaning 3. 义项 1 和义项 2 读作 /dʌv/，义项 3 读作 /dəʊv/。


• See also:turtle dove
• N-COUNT (政治上的)温和派人物，鸽派
  In politics, you can refer to people who support the use of peaceful methods to solve difficult situations asdoves.
  1. A clear split over tactics appears to be emerging between doves and hawks in the party.
     党内鸽派和鹰派在策略上似乎将要出现明显的分歧。
• （美国英语中有时用作 dive 的过去式）
  In American English,doveis sometimes used as the past tense ofdive.

双语例句

• A bell-shaped cage housing white doves ( symbolizing peace) is a favored wedding decoration.
  婚礼上，人们喜欢在钟形的笼子里装上白色的鸽子（征和平）为装饰品。
• You can tell from his attitude towards the war that he's one of the doves.
  从对这场战争的态度可以看出他是鸽派的。
• I love doves. I am a Christian.
  我是一个基督信徒。
• Doves and wolves love to sniff puff enough to cough and sneeze.
  鸽子和野狼喜欢嗅粉扑，嗅到咳嗽，打喷嚏。
• His mother's doves, and team of sparrows;
  母亲的那群麻雀和鸽子；
• Some were doves on Vietnam and hawks on Iran.
  有些人在越南问题上是鸽派，在伊朗问题上是鹰派。
• Listen to the rhetoric now, and you can almost hear the fluttering of doves.
  现在，仅听其言，你会以为听到了鸽群的振翅声。
• The release of a pair of pure white doves celebrates the start of their new life together.
  一个纯白色的鸽子释放庆祝他们的新生活的开始在一起。
• My parents released like a thousand doves.
  我爸妈放飞了一千只鸽子。
• Armenia: Two white doves may be released to signify love and happiness.
  亚美尼亚：人们放飞两只白鸽，以示爱情和幸福。