Word · Frequency #6162
witches
女巫;巫婆
witches is the plural of witch.
核心释义
a person, especially a woman, believed to use magic or supernatural powers to affect events or tell the future, often with harmful intent
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使用魔法或类似超自然力量影响或预测事件的人(现在通常指女性),尤其是怀有恶意的人。
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
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一种纸锥,放在脂肪容器中用作烛芯。
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.
- 3.
女巫
a female sorcerer or magician
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信奉威卡教或类似新时代异教信仰的人。
A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.
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想象中具有魔鬼赋予的特殊能力的生物(通常为女性)
a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
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具有超常吸引力的人;迷人或令人着迷的人。
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
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威卡教信徒
a believer in Wicca
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顽皮的人,尤其是女性或儿童。
One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
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一种三阶曲线,由玛丽亚·阿涅西描述,称为versiera。
A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
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风暴海燕。
A storm petrel.
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某些种类的比目鱼。
Any of a number of flatfish of species:
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一种印度-马来亚地区的蝴蝶,属于灰蝶科的Araotes lapithis。
An Indomalayan butterfly, of Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.
威卡教信奉者;巫术修行者;迷人的女子;使人着迷的人;淘气鬼;调皮的人;海燕;一种比目鱼;鲽鱼
用法In use
In the fairy tale, the witch turns the prince into a frog.
用法提示:witch 是名词,指会施魔法的女巫。
My sister wore a long black dress and a pointed hat to look like a witch.
用法提示:witch 为名词,表示扮装成的女巫形象。
The villagers said the witches met in the forest every full moon.
用法提示:witches 是 witch 的复数形式,作名词指女巫们。
a witch
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了一个咒语。
accuse someone of being a witch
常用于历史或比喻语境。
She was accused of being a witch during the trials.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- witch hunt
- 政治迫害;对异己的无端指控
- The investigation turned into a witch hunt against innocent employees.调查演变成了一场针对无辜员工的政治迫害。
- wicked witch
- 邪恶的女巫
- In the story, the wicked witch casts a spell on the princess.故事中,邪恶的女巫对公主施了魔法。
- witch trial
- 巫术审判
- The Salem witch trials are a dark chapter in American history.塞勒姆女巫审判是美国历史上黑暗的一章。
- witch coven
- 女巫团
- She joined a witch coven to learn about Wiccan traditions.她加入了一个女巫团学习威卡教传统。
- witch costume
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:witch拆成w和itch,w像扫帚,itch是痒,想象女巫挠痒。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常指民间故事或童话中的女巫,现代也指威卡教信徒。多数语境中为中性,但需注意宗教语境下的不同含义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: switch, ditch, pitch, stitch, which (all share /ɪtʃ/). Warning: 'watch' looks similar but has a different vowel sound (/wɒtʃ/ vs /wɪtʃ/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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