Dove

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Dove /dʌv/ trademark  na type of white soap used for washing the body and face

Related topics: Birds, Policies

dove1 /dʌv/ noun [countable]  1. HBBa kind of small white pigeon (=bird) often used as a sign of peace 鸽子〔常用作和平的象征〕2. PPPsomeone in politics who prefers peace and discussion to war 〔政治上的〕鸽派人物〔指主张和平与对话、反对战争的人〕 OPP hawk

Examples from the Corpus

dove• But the cabinet doves seemed unperturbed.• He dyed doves various bright colours to fly around and adorn the folly and the town.• Laboratory studies of sleeping doves give similar results.• I will be both the tiger in your back garden and the dove of your green jungle.• Thus the doves, representing nearly half the population, were left without a candidate for President in 1968.• As one of the original and most ferocious of the Cold Warriors, Nixon hardly offered an alternative to the doves.• The doves called Johnson a monster.dove2 /dəʊv $ doʊv/ American English  x-refa past tense of dive dive的过去式From Longman Business Dictionarydovedove /dʌv/ noun [countable] a politician or official who does not believe in using force or firm action when dealing with problems → compare hawk1Origin dove1 Old English dufe

Dovedove1 noundove2LDOCE OnlineChinese  

for Corpus used type Business of soap a white

Dove
Dove /dʌv/ trademark
a type of white soap used for washing the body and face

dove

I

dove¹ /dʌv/ noun [countable]1. a kind of small white pigeon (=bird) often used as a sign of peace
2. someone in politics who prefers peace and discussion to war
   OPP  hawk

II

dove² /dəʊv $ doʊv/ American English
a past tense of dive