raven

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹeɪvn̩/    美 /ˈɹeɪvən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax). countable
    — Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull.
  2. Alternative spelling of ravin. alt-of,alternative,uncountable
    — The. iiii. rule. […] If thou withdrawe thine handes, and forbere, / The rauens of anyething: remember than, / How his [Jesus's] innocent handes nailed were.
  3. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).; A jet-black, often glossy, colour, like that of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1). uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: ebony, onyx
  4. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).; Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a bird from a genus other than Corvus that resembles the raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), especially in having black plumage; also, an imaginary black bird. archaic,countable
    — The horned Indian Raven or Topau, called the Rhinoceros Bird [section heading]. This horned Bird as it caſts a ſtrong ſmell, ſo it hath a foul look, much exceeding the European Raven in bigneſs.
  5. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).; A flag bearing a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), formerly used by some Viking leaders countable,historical
  6. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).; A flag bearing a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), formerly used by some Viking leaders; preceded by the: Viking military power. historical,metonymically,uncountable
    — Behold the vvarrior bright vvith Daniſh ſpoils!— / The raven droops his vvings—and hark! the trumpet, / Exulting, ſpeaks the reſt.
  7. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).; A person, especially a man, with black hair. countable
  8. A person who brings bad news or makes pessimistic predictions. countable,figuratively,obsolete
    — Ric[hard]. Novv y'ave ſpoke it halfe; 'tis ſinking I muſt treate of; / Your ſhips are all ſunke. / […] / M[istress] Foſt[er]. O thou fatall Raven; Let me pull thine eyes out for this / Sad croake.
动词 v.
  1. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Sometimes followed by away or from: to obtain or seize (something, especially property) by force or violence; to plunder. archaic,transitive
    — [They] aſſaulted by night a certen aũciẽt [auncient] gentleman at home in his owne houſe, which had done thē [them] no diſpleaſure, and being a ſlepe in his bed at their cõming [comming], whan he had hardly eſcaped awaye half naked, rauening and diſtroying his goodes, they ſpoyled his wyfe and chyldren of all theyr apparell, and threatening them ofte with death, left thẽ [them] ſtarck naked, in ſo muche that one of the Nobilitie comming thither by chaunce, couered the woman with his owne garment.
  2. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Sometimes followed by down, up, or (obsolete) in: to eat (something, such as food or prey) greedily; to devour, to wolf down. archaic,transitive
    — Her princes in the middes thereof are like vvolues, rauening yͤ pray [prey] to ſhed blood, and to ſhed blood, and to deſtroye ſoules for their ovvne couetous lucre.
  3. Alternative spelling of ravin.; To absorb or take in (something, such as information) greedily; also, to approach or pounce on (someone) like prey. figuratively,transitive
    — [S]he fenced them in their need / With iron-handed Duty's sternest creed, / 'Gainst Self's lean wolf that ravens word and deed.
  4. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Followed by about, after, or for: to go after or seek for something, especially booty or spoils; to maraud, to plunder; also (generally), to move about wildly and cause damage; to rampage. intransitive
    — [T]he ſouldiours not yet ſatisfied with ſpoiling and ſacking the reſt that they found in the ſaid Tailleret, raging about the confines thereof, rauened and made hauocke on euery ſide, of whatſoeuer they could lay hands on, taking priſoners both men and women, which were loden with carriage.
  5. Alternative spelling of ravin.; To eat greedily; also, followed by on or upon: of an animal: to prey on. intransitive
    — The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied.
  6. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Sometimes followed by about or on: to move about searching for food or prey ravenously. intransitive
    — [T]he Arms and Hands of the Bear, […] are his ſtrength and inſtrument of action to raven and prey vvith; […]
  7. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Sometimes followed by after or for: to have a ravenous appetite or craving for food or prey. intransitive
    — [B]ecause hogs are commonly rauening for their meat, more then other cattel, it is meet therefore to haue them ringed, or elſe they will doe much hurt in digging and turning vp corne fieldes, […]
  8. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Originally followed by with: to experience great hunger; to be ravenous. intransitive
    — For hovv […] ſhall I knovv thee to be a man, vvhen thou kickeſt like an aſſe, neygheſt like an Horſe after vvomen, raueſt in luſt like a Bull, raueneſt like a Beare, ſtingeſt like a Scorpion, rakeſt like a VVolfe, as ſuttle as a Foxe, as impudent as a Dogge; ſhall I ſay thou art man that haſt all the Symptomes of a beaſt?
  9. Alternative spelling of ravin.; To take and exploit or make use of greedily. figuratively,intransitive
  10. Alternative spelling of ravin.; Sometimes followed by after or for: to have a strong craving or desire for, or to do, something; to crave, to desire, to yearn. figuratively,intransitive
    — Here's my brother thirsting, ravening to make your acquaintance—and by George! you are in luck's way, young hopeful, to make his.
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative spelling of ravin. alt-of,alternative,obsolete
  2. Of the jet-black and often glossy colour of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1). not-comparable
    — Near-synonyms: ebony, onyx
    Comus

词形变化

ravens plural more raven comparative most raven superlative ravens present,singular,third-person ravening participle,present ravened participle,past ravened past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template raven infinitive raven first-person,present,singular ravened first-person,past,singular raven present,second-person,singular ravenest archaic,present,second-person,singular ravened past,second-person,singular ravenedst archaic,past,second-person,singular ravens present,singular,third-person raveneth archaic,present,singular,third-person ravened past,singular,third-person raven plural,present ravened past,plural raven present,subjunctive ravened past,subjunctive raven imperative,present - imperative,past ravening participle,present ravened participle,past

词汇关系

下位词
Australian raven brown-necked raven Chatham raven Chihuahuan raven common raven dwarf raven fan-tailed raven forest raven Icelandic raven little raven New Zealand raven northern raven pied raven relict raven Somali raven Tasmanian raven thick-billed raven western raven white-necked raven
衍生词
as the raven flies Indian raven night-raven nonraven Ravenclaw Raven Crown ravendom ravenduck raven's duck ravenette raven fish raven-foot, raven's foot ravenhood ravenish ravenless ravenlike ravenly ravenmaster raven-messenger Raven Mocker ravenness raven paradox raven parrot ravenry raven's bill raven's bone raven's book raven's eye ravenstone sea raven water raven
相关词
unkindness ravener ravening ravenous ravenously ravenousness

词源

词源 1
From Middle English raven, reven (“raven (Corvus corax); carrion crow (Corvus corone); rook (Corvus frugilegus) (?); the constellation Corvus; gall nuts of the Aleppo oak (Quercus infectoria) used to make black ink”), from Old English hræfn (“raven”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn (“raven”), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (“raven”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep- (“to crackle; to rattle”) or *ḱer- (“to croak, crow”), probably ultimately onomatopoeic, referring to the bird’s call.
词源 2
A variant of ravin, from Middle English ravin, ravine, raven (noun).
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