dove
dove — noun
- dovesingular
- dovesplural
1. a medium-sized bird with a plump body, short legs, and a soft cooing call. Acros
a medium-sized bird with a plump body, short legs, and a soft cooing call. Across many cultures, sending or displaying a white dove signals a wish for harmony and goodwill between people.
A white dove landed on the fence outside Yasmin's kitchen window this morning.
symbol of peace: white dove released at ceremonies
The couple released two doves at their wedding ceremony in the park.
Doves have been nesting on the roof of the old library for many years.
Grey doves are common city birds that people often see in public squares.
Anong drew a picture of a dove holding an olive branch for her school project.
常見錯誤
2. a politician or public figure who consistently argues for diplomatic solutions a
a politician or public figure who consistently argues for diplomatic solutions and peaceful negotiation, and who opposes using military force or violence to resolve conflicts
Senator Marco is known as a dove who consistently votes against increasing the military budget.
contrast with hawk: dove vs hawk in politics
The party's doves argued that trade agreements would reduce tension more effectively than sending troops.
Defne earned a reputation as a dove after refusing to support the airstrike resolution.
Walid, a well-known dove in parliament, proposed new peace talks with the neighbouring country.
Newspapers called the foreign minister a dove, though the army wanted a stronger military response.
- pacifist
stronger than 'dove'; a pacifist opposes all war on principle, while a dove may support limited military action as a last resort
- moderate
broader term; a moderate takes a centrist position on many issues, not just military policy
- conciliator
focuses on the act of bringing opposing sides together, whereas 'dove' is a label for a person's general stance
- hawk
someone who favours aggressive military action or a强硬 foreign policy
用法筆記
Typically contrasted with 'hawk' (someone who favours military action). The dove/hawk framework is most common in discussions of foreign policy, defence spending, and armed conflict.
常見錯誤
dove — verb
- dovepresent simple I / you / we / they
- doves3rd person singular
- doving-ing form
- dovedpast simple
1. the past simple form of the verb 'dive', used to describe a movement where someo
the past simple form of the verb 'dive', used to describe a movement where someone or something jumps head-first into water, or descends or moves quickly downward or into something
Lakshmi dove into the swimming pool to rescue the little girl's toy.
dove into + liquid body (pool, river, sea)
Jason dove from the high board during the competition and took first place.
The cat dove under the sofa when the thunderstorm started outside.
Reuben dove into the river to cool off after hiking all morning.
When the teacher asked a question, Min dove into her backpack for the textbook.
- surfaced
to come up out of water, opposite of diving into it
文法句型
dove into [something]
dove from [place]
dove off [something]
用法筆記
'Dove' as the past tense of 'dive' is standard in American English. British English prefers 'dived', though 'dove' is also increasingly accepted there. Both forms appear in published writing.