Word · Frequency #6162
witching
施魔法于；蛊惑
witching is the present participle of witch.
to bewitch
- 1.
To dowse for water.
用探水术寻找水源。
- 2.
To bewitch.
施以魔法。
用占卜杖探测水源；用探水术寻找水源。；施以魔法。
In use
The fairy tale says a jealous queen witched the princess into a deep sleep.
People once believed that a certain old man could witch their cattle and make them ill.
She claims that her grandmother was witching the neighbors until she moved away.
witch sb/sth
witch 作动词时较为罕见，常被 bewitch 替换。
The old woman witched the prince into a frog.
老妇人对王子施了巫术，把他变成了青蛙。
Verb forms
base witch · third person witches · -ing witching · past witched · past participle witched
规则动词，按标准英语拼写规则变化。
Common mistakes
Witch one is your favorite?Which one is your favorite?
witch 与 which 发音相同，但意义不同；witch 指女巫或施巫术，which 用于疑问或选择。
Connections
Collocations
- witch for water
- 用探水术探测水源
- He learned to witch for water using a forked stick.他学会用叉形树枝探测水源。
- witch a well
- 探测水井的位置
- The old dowser witched a well for the new farm.老探水者为新农场探测出了一口水井的位置。
Idioms & figurative uses
- witch hunt
- 政治迫害；猎巫Many see the trial as a witch hunt against the company's founder.许多人认为这次审判是对该公司创始人的一场政治迫害。
- witching hour
- 午夜；鬼怪出没之时A strange glow appeared at the witching hour.午夜时分出现了一道奇怪的光。
- witch's brew
- 危险混合物；巫婆调制的汤药The new economic policy is a witch's brew of inflation and unemployment.新经济政策是通货膨胀和失业问题的危险组合。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象女巫用魔杖探水源，又能施魔法迷惑人——witch即“探测水源/施魔法”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or poetic writing、fantasy fiction、water-divining practice 作动词时，witch 多用于文学作品或神话巫术语境，表示“施魔法”；在探水专业或民间实践中也有“用占卜杖探测水源”的意思，但日常口语较少见，实际更常用 bewitch 或 dowse 来表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪtʃ/ 结尾，与 witch 押韵。注意拼写相近但不押韵的词：wish /wɪʃ/、with /wɪð/ 或 /wɪθ/、wit /wɪt/、width /wɪdθ/ 或 /wɪtθ/。另外，which 在多数口音中也读 /wɪtʃ/，但有些口音读 /hwɪtʃ/。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.