英语词汇“magpie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	magpie
释义	Trends of magpie View usage for: magpie (mægpaɪ) Word forms: plural magpies 1. countable noun A magpie is a large black and white bird with a long tail. 2. countable noun If you describe someone as a magpie, you mean that they like collecting and keeping things, often things that have little value. [informal] A born magpie, Mandy collects any object that catches her eye. magpie in British English (ˈmæɡˌpaɪ) noun 1. any of various passerine birds of the genus Pica, esp P. pica, having a black-and-white plumage, long tail, and a chattering call: family Corvidae (crows, etc) 2. any of various similar birds of the Australian family Cracticidae See also butcherbird (sense 2) 3. any of various other similar or related birds 4. (often capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon typically having black-and-white markings 5. British a person who hoards small objects 6. a person who chatters 7. a. the outmost ring but one on a target b. a shot that hits this ring Word origin C17: from Mag, diminutive of Margaret, used to signify a chatterbox + pie2 magpie in American English (ˈmægˌpaɪ) noun 1. any of several jaylike corvids, passerine birds characterized by black-and-whitecoloring, a long, tapering tail, and a habit of noisy chattering 2. a person who chatters 3. a person who collects odds and ends Word origin < Mag, dim. of Margaret + pie3 Image of magpie © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Examples of 'magpie' in a sentence magpie He collects dance forms like a magpie and then puts his own spin on them. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He has already caught the magpie eyes of the scouts. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They are not too much like our own magpies, these ones being specialists in primary rainforest. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Farmers don't like magpies and we are surrounded by farmers. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His magpie's eye for the odd and beautiful will engage and delight. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He has a magpie eye for the telling, chilling detail. Times, Sunday Times (2012) All it means is that you've got a magpie eye that picks up lots of things. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This year I did not see a single magpie during the breeding season. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And yet I have this magpie thing going on. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's great for an artist to be like a magpie, not afraid of being inspired. The Sun (2008) See only one magpie? Times, Sunday Times (2006) CALL us magpies, but you can't beat a bit of bling to put sparkle into an outfit. The Sun (2008) I have a magpie tendency to just buy things when I see them. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with magpie bird In other languages magpie British English: magpie /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/ NOUN A magpie is a black and white bird with a long tail. American English: magpie Arabic: عَقْعَقُ Brazilian Portuguese: pega ave Chinese: 喜鹊 Croatian: svraka Czech: straka Danish: husskade Dutch: ekster European Spanish: urraca Finnish: harakka French: pie German: Elster Greek: κίσσα Italian: gazza ladra Japanese: カササギ Korean: 까치 Norwegian: skjære Polish: sroka European Portuguese: pega ave Romanian: coțofană Russian: сорока Latin American Spanish: urraca Swedish: skata Thai: นกกางเขน Turkish: saksağan Ukrainian: сорока Vietnamese: chim ác là Definition of 'magpie' Chinese translation of 'magpie' magpie (ˈmæɡpaɪ) n (c) 喜鹊(鵲) (xǐquè) (只, zhī)
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