dove
鸽子,白鸽,母鸽,珙桐
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Definitions
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- : any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.Compare pigeon.
- : a pure white member of this species, used as a symbol of innocence, gentleness, tenderness, and peace.
- : Dove, a symbol for the Holy Ghost.
- : an innocent, gentle, or tender person.
- : Also called peace dove [pees-duhv] /ˈpis ˌdʌv/ . a person, especially one in public office, who advocates peace, compromise, or a conciliatory national attitude.Compare hawk.
- : dove color.
- : Economics. an official or advisor who advocates low interest rates or other monetary policies aimed at reducing unemployment and promoting economic growth.
- : Dove, Astronomy. the constellation Columba.
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Examples
Whether that be Dove and Real Beauty and challenging the beauty industry or Ben and Jerry’s and the work done around social justice and climate justice.
As we, you know, circled these issues, we left some voters behind — and Republicans dove in with a vengeance and grabbed those voters.
Dove has had to own those mistakes, accept responsibility, and commit to do better.
During the summer days, the whales dove to great depths in search of krill.
Arenberg and Dove reject Harkin’s idea because, in the end, debate isn’t the issue they care about.
A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.
Beginning in 1988, he also dove into making art using a fax machine.
De Merode slipped from his seat and dove toward the roadside and into the forest.
He caught both the ball and a bleacher to the face as he dove into the stands.
You'd been drunk for hours, but you dove off a double-decker lake boat and came up gracefully for air.
And really, the little dove-cote, as Mrs. Prentice had called their new home, was a veritable love of a place!
See her companion in shot silk and a -colored parasol; in what a graceful Watteau-like attitude she reclines.