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a witch
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了一个咒语。
女巫；巫婆
witches — plural of witch
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
女巫；巫婆
a person, especially a woman, believed to use magic or supernatural powers to affect events or tell the future, often with harmful intent
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了一个咒语。
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.
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.
女巫
a female sorcerer or magician
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.
In the fairy tale, the witch turns the prince into a frog.
在童话里，女巫把王子变成了青蛙。
My sister wore a long black dress and a pointed hat to look like a witch.
我姐姐穿上黑色长裙、戴上尖顶帽，扮成女巫的样子。
The villagers said the witches met in the forest every full moon.
村民说女巫们每到满月就在森林里聚会。
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了一个咒语。
常用于历史或比喻语境。
She was accused of being a witch during the trials.
她在审判中被指控是女巫。
如 witch hunt, witch trial 等复合词。
The village was gripped by witch trials.
村庄陷入了猎巫审判的恐慌。
Not this
She is a which.
Use this
She is a witch.
Witch和which发音相同但拼写和意思不同，which是疑问词'哪个'，witch是'女巫'。
Not this
There are many witchs.
Use this
There are many witches.
以ch结尾的名词复数要加-es，witch的复数是witches。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
女巫服装
She wore a black witch costume with a pointed hat for Halloween.
万圣节时她穿了一身黑色女巫服装，戴着尖顶帽。
巫医
The witch doctor performed a ritual to heal the sick villager.
巫医举行仪式来治愈生病的村民。
政治迫害；搜捕女巫（指不公正的调查或迫害）
The investigation turned into a witch hunt against political dissidents.
调查演变成了一场针对政治异见者的政治迫害。
巫术审判（尤指不公平的审判）
The senator's impeachment was more like a witch trial than a fair process.
参议员的弹劾更像是一场巫术审判，而非公平程序。
她是个女巫！
A famous line from the 1975 comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is uttered by a mob accusing a woman of being a witch during a mock trial.
这是1975年喜剧电影《巨蟒与圣杯》中的经典台词。暴民在模拟审判中指控一名妇女是女巫时说出了这句话。
我是西方邪恶女巫！
A line from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, spoken by the Wicked Witch of the West. It has become an iconic phrase in popular culture.
这是1939年电影《绿野仙踪》中西方邪恶女巫的台词，已成为流行文化中的标志性短语。
Use witches naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：witch拆成w和itch，w像扫帚，itch是痒，想象女巫挠痒。
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。
Genuine sound matches: switch, ditch, pitch, stitch, which (all share /ɪtʃ/). Warning: 'watch' looks similar but has a different vowel sound (/wɒtʃ/ vs /wɪtʃ/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.