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duende

/ˈdwɛndi/

Meanings
noun

妖精，小鬼。

A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.

Examples :

""My grandmother always blamed the missing socks on the duende hiding in the laundry room." "
我奶奶总是把袜子不见的事情归咎于藏在洗衣房里的小鬼。
mythology culture literature story being character supernatural

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration humanoid

humanoid noun

/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/

类人，人形生物

"The robot waiter was a humanoid with a smiling face and arms that could carry plates. "

这个机器人服务员是个类人机器人，有着一张笑脸和可以端盘子的手臂。

Illustration mischievous

mischievous adjective

/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/

淘气的，顽皮的。

"The mischievous kitten unraveled the toilet paper roll. "

这只淘气的小猫把卫生纸卷给拆开了。

Illustration personal

personal noun

/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/

征友广告，个人广告

"The online personal for finding a book club partner was very popular among students. "

在网上发布的寻找读书俱乐部伙伴的征友广告在学生中非常受欢迎。

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration spanish

spanish verb

/ˈspæn.ɪʃ/

使...西班牙化，进行西班牙化处理。

"The manufacturer will spanish the dashboard trim to give it a textured, non-slip surface. "

制造商将对仪表盘饰板进行西班牙化处理，使其表面具有纹理，并且防滑。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

Illustration philippine

philippine adjective

/ˈfɪlɪpiːn/ /ˈfɪləpiːn/

菲律宾的，菲律賓的。

"The Philippine mango is known for its sweetness. "

菲律宾芒果以其甜味而闻名。

Illustration mythology

mythology noun

/mɪˈθɒlədʒi/ /mɪˈθɑlədʒi/

神话，神话体系

"Greek mythology tells stories about gods and heroes, which are often studied in school. "

希腊神话讲述了关于神祇和英雄的故事，这些故事经常在学校里被研究学习。

Illustration missing

missing verb

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

落空，未击中

"I missed the target."

我没能击中目标。

Illustration creature

creature noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəɹ/

生物, 动物, 家伙 (贬义)

"The little creature scurried under the table during the family dinner. "

晚饭时，那个小东西嗖地一下钻到桌子底下去了。

Illustration folklore

folklore noun

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/

民间传说，民俗。

"Our local folklore tells stories about the friendly giant who lives in the mountains. "

我们当地的民间传说讲述了住在山里的友善巨人的故事。