a hobgoblin
不定冠词+名词，表示泛指。
A hobgoblin appeared in the forest.
一只小妖怪出现在森林里。
小妖精；淘气鬼
令人恐惧的事物；心病；一种给人类制造麻烦的丑陋小妖精。；(民间传说)给人类制造麻烦的小而怪诞的超自然生物；恐惧、害怕或忧虑的源头；令人烦恼的事物。；恐惧或忧虑的对象
一种给人类制造麻烦的丑陋小妖精。
A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
(民间传说)给人类制造麻烦的小而怪诞的超自然生物
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
恐惧、害怕或忧虑的源头；令人烦恼的事物。
A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.
恐惧或忧虑的对象
an object of dread or apprehension; ; --Ralph Waldo Emerson
The old tale tells of a hobgoblin that hides in the forest and plays tricks on travelers.
这个古老的故事讲述了一个躲在森林里捉弄旅行者的小妖怪。
用法提示：hobgoblin 作名词单数，表示民间传说中作恶的小妖怪。
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Children in the village believe that hobgoblins steal their toys at night.
村里的孩子们相信小妖怪在夜里偷走他们的玩具。
用法提示：hobgoblins 是名词复数形式，指多个小妖怪。
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No one has ever seen a hobgoblin, but many claim to have heard its eerie laughter.
没人见过小妖怪，但许多人声称听过它诡异的笑声。
用法提示：hobgoblin 作名词单数，泛指这类超自然生物。
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不定冠词+名词，表示泛指。
A hobgoblin appeared in the forest.
一只小妖怪出现在森林里。
定冠词+名词，表示特指。
The hobgoblin stole the farmer's tools.
那只小妖怪偷了农民的工具。
复数形式，表示多个。
Hobgoblins are often mischievous.
小妖怪通常很顽皮。
Goblin是更广泛的一类丑陋顽皮的妖怪，而hobgoblin特指一种喜欢恶作剧的小妖怪。
Imp常指调皮的精灵或小恶魔，语气比hobgoblin更偏向淘气而非恐怖。
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