magpie
美音:[´mæg´paı
]
英音:[´mæg´paı
]
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magpie
/'mægpaɪ; `mæˇ,paɪ/
n
1 noisy black-and-white bird that is attracted by, and often takes away, small bright objects 喜鹊. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page iv.
2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬)
(a) person who collects or hoards things 爱收集或贮藏东西的人.
(b) person who chatters a lot 爱饶舌的人.
n
1 noisy black-and-white bird that is attracted by, and often takes away, small bright objects 喜鹊. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page iv.
2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬)
(a) person who collects or hoards things 爱收集或贮藏东西的人.
(b) person who chatters a lot 爱饶舌的人.
magpie
n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Mag female name (from Margaret) + pie 'magpie' (13-20 centuries) (from Old French, from Latin pica)]
a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail
informal someone who likes collecting things
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Mag female name (from Margaret) + pie 'magpie' (13-20 centuries) (from Old French, from Latin pica)]
a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail
informal someone who likes collecting things
1. There is a magpie on the tree.
树上有只喜鹊。
2. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
她在这套房间里已经住了三十年了，而在收藏家私方面，她是个地地道道的收藏者。
3. Such birds do us good, though we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.
连最迷信的村民也不再对喜鹊脱帽行礼，祝它早安了。
4. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
老妇人在这套公寓里住了30年，她又是个名副其实的收藏家。
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树上有只喜鹊。
2. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
她在这套房间里已经住了三十年了，而在收藏家私方面，她是个地地道道的收藏者。
3. Such birds do us good, though we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.
连最迷信的村民也不再对喜鹊脱帽行礼，祝它早安了。
4. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
老妇人在这套公寓里住了30年，她又是个名副其实的收藏家。
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