Raven

(noun.) large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail.

(verb.) feed greedily; 'The lions ravened the bodies'.

(verb.) prey on or hunt for; 'These mammals predate certain eggs'.

(verb.) obtain or seize by violence.

编辑:普鲁登斯

• Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Nothing, said the Jewess; all about him is black as the wing of the night raven. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Paul's hair was shorn close as raven down, or I think it would have bristled on his head. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Whet the steel, the raven croaks! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Under its dense, raven boughs a glimpse of sky opened gravely blue. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Laurie opened the window, and croaked out as hoarsely as a raven. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• However, Margaret defied the raven, and would hope. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I dare say he can be harsh as a saw-edge and gruff as a hungry raven. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Her profuse raven locks were entirely unadorned, and her neck, arms and fingers were covered with glittering jewels of every colour. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Shall be pleased with his acquaintance, said Marks, thrusting out a long, thin hand, like a raven's claw. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I will hang thee out to feed the ravens, from the very pinnacle of thine own castle. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• From the east, a band of ravens, old inhabitants of the Turkish cemeteries, came sailing along towards their harvest; the sun disappeared. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• We visited the fountain the prophet Elisha sweetened (it is sweet yet,) where he remained some time and was fed by the ravens. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• On the top of the churchyard wall is a tombstone, on which are cut in high relief, two ravens, or such-like birds. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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