banshee
美音:[bæn´ʃi:
]
英音:[bæn´ʃi:
]
n.(爱尔兰民俗中的)女妖精
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banshee为短语/超纲词汇
banshee
/bæn'ʃi:; [US] 'bænʃi:; `bænʃi/
n (esp Irish 尤用于爱尔兰) female spirit with a distinctive wail, thought by some to warn of death in a house 报丧女妖（以特有的哭声预示某家有丧事）.
n (esp Irish 尤用于爱尔兰) female spirit with a distinctive wail, thought by some to warn of death in a house 报丧女妖（以特有的哭声预示某家有丧事）.
banshee
n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Scottish Gaelic;Origin: bean-sith, probably from Old Irish ben side 'woman of fairyland']
a female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die
She was screaming like a banshee .
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Scottish Gaelic;Origin: bean-sith, probably from Old Irish ben side 'woman of fairyland']
a female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die
She was screaming like a banshee .
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