| 单词 | covey |
| 释义 | covey noun[C] uk/ˈkʌv.i/us/ˈkʌv.i/agroupofbirds: （鸟的）一窝，一小群a covey ofpartridge/quail一窝山鹑/鹌鹑 asmallgroupofpeopleor things: （人的）一群，一伙A covey ofreportersdescendedon him.一群记者突然采访了他。 Birds - general words
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal groupings Groups of people Examplesofcoveycovey Coveyproclaims that values govern people's behavior, but principles ultimately determine the consequences. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An averagecoveyconsists of eight birds, just parents and their offspring, and coveys bigger than 25 birds have been reported. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The call consists of runs of soft whistle for rallying the scatteredcovey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecoveyquickly reunites by the constant call of the members to one another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.More often, these codes are impulsively discharged tocoveya message. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A group of quail is often referred to as acovey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A search immediately began; and acoveyof escorts flushed out the enemy submersible and sank her in a determined attack. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Coveyadamantly refuses to conflate principles and values; he sees principles as external natural laws, while values remain internal and subjective. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A target is to establish acoveyof grey partridge on the farm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Chicks join their parents in foraging and will soon join the chicks of other members of thecovey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pointing dogs excel oncoveytype birds such as bobwhite, quail, and grouse as these birds will hold in position well, allowing the hunter to approach and get into position. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There were instances when the railway line was deliberately put into a tunnel quite unnecessarily in order to avoid disturbing game coveys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There had been 12 coveys of partridges in the field and there was not one left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The winter home ranges of scaled quail coveys varied from 24 to 84 acres (9.633.6 ha). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Loafing cover: scaled quail coveys occupy loafing or resting cover after early morning feeding periods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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