Word · Frequency #26837
pixies
小精灵；小妖精
pixies is the plural of pixie.
A playful small creature in stories, like a fairy or elf.
- 1.
A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
淘气的小精灵或仙女般的生物。
- 2.
An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
与雷暴相关的高层大气光学现象,在对流穹顶表面短暂出现的针尖状光点,会产生地精。
- 3.
A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
一种Melanis属的蝴蝶。
雷暴云顶的短暂光点；Melanis属蝴蝶；淘气的小精灵或仙女般的生物。；与雷暴相关的高层大气光学现象,在对流穹顶表面短暂出现的针尖状光点,会产生地精。；一种Melanis属的蝴蝶。
In use
A mischievous pixie hid my keys this morning.
The garden was said to be home to a family of pixies.
She dressed up as a pixie for the costume party, complete with wings and a pointed hat.
a/an [adj] pixie
用于描述性格特征。
She was a mischievous pixie.
她是个淘气的小精灵。
like a pixie
比喻快速、调皮的动作。
He darted around like a pixie.
他像个小精灵一样四处乱窜。
pixie [noun]
指一种女性短发发型。
She got a pixie cut.
她剪了一个精灵短发。
Connections
Collocations
- pixie dust
- 精灵仙尘；小精灵的魔法粉末
- The children pretended to sprinkle pixie dust on each other and fly.孩子们假装互相撒精灵仙尘，然后飞起来。
- pixie wings
- 精灵翅膀；小精灵造型的翅膀
- She wore a costume with shimmering pixie wings to the Halloween party.她穿着带闪闪发光的精灵翅膀的服装去参加万圣节聚会。
- mischievous pixie
- 淘气的小精灵；调皮的小精灵
- The mischievous pixie played tricks on everyone in the village.那只淘气的小精灵捉弄村里的每个人。
- pixie butterfly
- 精灵蝶（Melanis属蝴蝶）
- The pixie butterfly has a striking pattern on its wings.精灵蝶的翅膀上有引人注目的花纹。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pixie cut
- 精灵短发（一种俏皮的超短发型）She surprised everyone by getting a pixie cut before the wedding.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“皮克斯”动画里那顽皮的小精灵形象，pixie 就是爱捣蛋的精灵。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：fairy tales、fantasy literature、casual conversation pixie 表示“小精灵”时通常带有俏皮、可爱的语感，多用于童话、奇幻故事或轻松的日常会话；在较正式的民间传说讨论中也可中性使用。日常使用偏非正式，学术写作中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in /-ɪksi/ and rhyme with pixie. Note that 'pixel' /ˈpɪksəl/ and 'pizza' /ˈpiːtsə/ look similar but do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.