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dove1 [dʌv] N

1. dove:

dove
鸽(一般指小野鸽) gē

dove2 [dəʊv]

I . dive <过去式 dived or dove, 过去分词 dived> [daıv] VB intr

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II . dive <过去式 dived or dove, 过去分词 dived> [daıv] N

Usage examples with dove

The dove is symbolic of peace.
鸽子象征和平。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In times of persecution a pearl, symbolizing a teardrop, replaced the dove.
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In the original anime, the robot resembles a sleek, futuristic robot dove, while in this series, the robot resembles more of a metal peacock.
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Instead of following the market toward high-end devices, both companies dove headfirst toward the low-end, leading the race downmarket.
techcrunch.com
Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking.
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Local birds include chachalaca, quail, dove, sparrow, goldfinch, orioles, hawks and eagles.
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The diet of the fish is composed of invertebrates, including marine worms, bryozoans, crustaceans, dove snails, limpets, fish larvae, and squid.
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White-winged dove and mourning dove are also hunted on private leases.
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However, the beetles are carrion specialists in that they need carrion the size of a dove or a chipmunk in order to reproduce.
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She taunted her torturers all the while, and as she expired a dove flew out of her mouth.
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The cuckoo-dove makes its nest in rock gorges near waterfalls, and their calls are the two-part wok-wu, heard above the sounds of the water.
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