dovish

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dov·ish /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ adjective  PPPpreferring peace and discussion to war 鸽派的，爱好和平的 OPP hawkish

Examples from the Corpus

dovish• The election pitted the pro-detente Nixon against the even more dovish George McGovern.• Since becoming president in 1993 he has encouraged dovish leaders to move on the path to peace.• The picture of a dovish president pulled in opposite directions by thugs on both right and left is not entirely accurate.

dov·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable  

discussion preferring to peace war and Corpus

dovish
dov‧ish /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ adjective
preferring peace and discussion to war
   OPP  hawkish

dov·ishBrE /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ 🔊 adjectivepreferring to use peaceful discussion rather than military action in order to solve a political problem 温和派的；鸽派的 OPP hawkish