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witch

/wɪtʃ/

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noun

女巫，巫婆

A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

Examples :

"The school rumor mill said Mrs. Davis, a retired librarian, was a witch, because she seemed to know things that others couldn't. "

学校里都在传，退休的图书管理员戴维斯太太是个女巫，因为她似乎知道别人不知道的事情。

supernatural mythology religion person culture

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noun

巫婆，老巫婆

An ugly or unpleasant woman.

Examples :

"I hate that old witch."

我讨厌那个老巫婆。

person negative character inhuman appearance mythology curse supernatural

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noun

女巫，迷人的女子.

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

Examples :

"The new student was a witch at winning the spelling bee; everyone was captivated by her effortless knowledge. "

那个新来的学生简直是个迷人的女巫，在拼字比赛中总是赢，大家都为她毫不费力的渊博知识所倾倒。

person mythology supernatural character

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noun

女巫，巫婆，淘气鬼。

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

Examples :

"My little sister is a bit of a witch when it comes to making messes in the kitchen. "

我妹妹在厨房里制造混乱的时候，简直是个小淘气鬼/小魔女。

supernatural person mythology religion character

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noun

阿涅西曲线

A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.

Examples :

"The math teacher drew a witch on the whiteboard to illustrate the curve's shape. "

数学老师在白板上画了一个阿涅西曲线，用来解释这条曲线的形状。

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noun

女巫，巫婆

The stormy petrel.

Examples :

"The small, dark bird, a tiny witch, flew past the classroom window. "

那只小小的、黑色的鸟儿，像个小女巫，飞过了教室的窗户。

animal bird nautical sailing weather

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noun

比目鱼，鲽鱼

Any of a number of flatfish:

Examples :

"The marine biologist studied several types of witch flounder. "

这位海洋生物学家研究了几种长身鲽鱼。

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妖女灰蝶

The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.

Examples :

"The witch butterfly is a beautiful, small butterfly. "

妖女灰蝶是一种美丽的小蝴蝶。

animal insect biology nature

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verb

施巫术，行巫术。

To practise witchcraft.

Examples :

"The old woman was known to witch people with her calming herbal remedies. "

据说那位老妇人会用她安神的草药疗方来对人施巫术。

ritual religion mythology supernatural

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verb

迷惑，施魔法。

Examples :

"The teacher tried to witch her students into paying more attention, but it didn't work. "

老师想施魔法般地让学生们更集中注意力，但是没用。

supernatural curse religion

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verb

寻找水源，用巫术找水.

To dowse for water.

Examples :

"The farmer was going to witch the field to find a good spot for a new well. "

农夫打算用巫术在田里找水，为新水井选个好地方。

supernatural nature ritual tradition

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女巫帽形油烛

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

Examples :

"The candlemaker carefully placed the witch into the pot of melted wax. "

蜡烛匠小心地把女巫帽形油烛放入融化的蜡锅里。