magpies

英 [ˈmægpaɪz]

美 [ˈmægˌpaɪz]

n.  鹊; 喜鹊
magpie的复数

柯林斯词典

• 喜鹊;鹊
  Amagpieis a large black and white bird with a long tail.
• N-COUNT 爱收集（无价值物品）的人;爱收藏（破烂）的人
  If you describe someone as amagpie, you mean that they like collecting and keeping things, often things that have little value.
  1. A born magpie, Mandy collects any object that catches her eye.
     曼迪天生喜欢收集小玩意，只要是她看上的都会收藏起来。

双语例句

• Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies.
  与喜鹊相似的黑白色鸣鸟。
• It came just weeks after his return to action for the Magpies following his recovery from a fractured metatarsal.
  他不过是他再次为喜鹊比赛后的几个星期，而他刚在一次跖骨折断的伤患中康复不久。
• The furore over Chris Hughton's sacking was forgotten as goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll gave the Magpies a famous victory.
  公众不再提起胡顿被解雇的事了，因为诺兰，巴顿，卡罗尔的进球使得喜鹊获得了一场辉煌的胜利。
• It is well known that very few magpies are seen on the Double-Seventh Day.
  大家都知道几乎没有喜鹊会在七夕这一天出现。
• Two magpies raises the flowers jump to the more lively celebrations.
  两只喜鹊灵巧地在花丛中跳跃着，更显喜庆生动。
• Magpies build the bridge for lovers to meet.
  喜鹊筑天桥，情人终相会！
• They sat all in a row, like magpies on a fence.
  三个人坐成一排，象是停在栅栏上的鹊儿。
• The magpies were chattering in the trees.
  喜鹊在森林里啁啾乱叫。
• Then there were the magpies and the kookaburras. Pop asked Nan to buy meat and other special foods just for them. Since Pop died, Nan has continued the tradition.
  还有喜鹊和笑翠鸟。爷爷奶奶为它们买来肉和其它特殊的食物。爷爷去世后，奶奶继续着这种嗜好。
• Three yellow-billed blue magpies throw themselves into the air with startled chortles, fluttering their absurdly long tail feathers.
  三只黄嘴蓝鹃惊叫着飞到空中，拍打着它们奇长的尾羽。