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witches

/ˈwɪtʃɪz/

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noun

女巫，巫婆

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

Examples :

"The school's drama club invited several local witches to help with their Halloween play. "

学校的戏剧社邀请了几位当地的女巫来帮忙准备他们的万圣节戏剧.

supernatural religion mythology culture person

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noun

女巫，丑妇，巫婆

An ugly or unpleasant woman.

Examples :

"I hate that old witch."

我讨厌那个老巫婆。

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noun

女巫，迷人的人。

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

Examples :

"Even though she was new at school, Maria was a witches; everyone wanted to be her friend because of her bubbly personality and kind heart. "

虽然玛丽亚是新来的学生，但她就像个小女巫一样，魅力四射；每个人都想和她做朋友，因为她性格开朗，心地善良。

person character supernatural mythology culture

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noun

女巫，淘气鬼

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

Examples :

"The children, those little witches, hid all the teacher's erasers! "

那些孩子们，真是些小淘气鬼，把老师所有的黑板擦都藏起来了！

person character mythology supernatural

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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 :

"In advanced calculus, students often study curves like parabolas, ellipses, and even the more unusual witches, which are a type of cubic curve. "

在高等微积分中，学生们经常学习各种曲线，比如抛物线、椭圆，甚至还有更特别的阿涅西曲线，它是一种三次曲线。

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noun

海燕

The stormy petrel.

Examples :

"Sentence: The sailors called the stormy petrels "witches" because these birds often appeared before or during bad weather at sea, seemingly bringing the storm with them. "

水手们称海燕为“女巫”，因为这些鸟经常在海上恶劣天气之前或期间出现，似乎把风暴也带来了。

weather animal bird nautical

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noun

比目鱼，鲽鱼

Any of a number of flatfish:

Examples :

"The fishermen caught several witches in their nets today. "

渔民们今天在渔网里捕到了好几条比目鱼。

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noun

妖女，巫婆蝶

The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.

Examples :

"The butterfly collector carefully pinned a row of colorful butterflies, including several "witches" from Southeast Asia, into his display case. "

这位蝴蝶收藏家小心地将一排色彩斑斓的蝴蝶钉入他的展示柜，其中包括几只来自东南亚的“妖女，巫婆蝶”。

animal insect biology nature

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verb

使用巫术，施巫术。

To practise witchcraft.

Examples :

"Local folklore said that old Mrs. Gable witches her garden every spring, ensuring a bountiful harvest. "

当地的民间传说认为，盖博老太太每年春天都对她的花园施巫术，以确保获得丰收。

supernatural religion mythology ritual

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verb

迷惑，施魔法。

Examples :

"The beautiful melody witched the audience, leaving them spellbound and silent. "

这美妙的旋律迷惑了观众，让他们如痴如醉，鸦雀无声。

supernatural curse religion

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verb

找水，寻水。

To dowse for water.

Examples :

"The farmer decided to witch for water near the dry well. "

农民决定在枯井附近寻水。

utility tradition agriculture nature geology

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noun

女巫锥形灯

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

Examples :

"I carefully placed several witches in the rendered lard, hoping they would burn brightly enough to illuminate the cellar while I found the preserves. "

我小心地把几个女巫锥形灯放在熬好的猪油里，希望它们能烧得足够亮，好让我在地窖里找到腌制食品。

utensil material item