Noun:
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a small collection of people
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a small flock of grouse or partridge
用作名词 (n.)
- My clumsiness flushed a covey of doves from their nest.
我笨拙的动作惊飞了一群窝里的鸽子。
- The early silence was broken only by the calls of a covey of quail crossing the lawn.
只有草坪上飘来的几声鹌鹑的啼鸣打破清晨的寂静。
- Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chattered and flurried with their wings.
在茅屋外面的霸王树丛中，一群小鸟一面嘁嘁喳喳地叫着，一面拍打着翅膀。
