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

• Ravens and magpies are believed to be able to count up to seven, and the crows of the Northwest drop shellfish onto hard surfaces to break them.
  渡鸦和喜鹊的计数能力可到7，美国西北部的乌鸦会把贝壳丢到坚硬的地表上摔裂它们。
• Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so every year thousands of magpies built a bridge for them to meet.
  他们忠贞的爱情感动了天上的喜鹊，每年的七月七日，数以千计的喜鹊架成一座鹊桥让牛郎织女相见。
• However, all the magpies in the world, deeply touched by the story, came to their rescue.
  牛郎织女的故事感动了人间的喜鹊，于是所有的喜鹊都赶来帮助这对夫妇。
• 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 one thing to prove that is the feathers on the head of the magpies are much lesser after the Chinese Valentine's Day.
  可以证明这一点的就是在中国情人节之后喜鹊们头上的毛少了很多。
• The next day, it is seen that many magpies are bald; this is because Niulang and Zhinu walked and stood too long on the heads of their loyal feathered friends.
  第二天，能看到很多喜鹊毛都掉光了，因为牛郎和织女在他们忠诚的羽翼朋友头上行走了很久。
• In my early visits to rural parts of Sichuan, and other parts of China, I was struck by the near absence of wild birds ( other than a few species like sparrows and magpies) and animal life.
  以前我去四川郊区或是中国其他地方访问的时候，总是很难看到野生的鸟类（除了一些麻雀和蝙蝠之外）以及野生的动物。
• Besides, we can take some pied magpies home for BBQ.
  此外，我们还可以打一些喜鹊回家用来烧烤。
• Patterns of animals include the dragon, the phoenix, cranes and magpies because they are all auspicious animals that represent nobility, fortune, longevity and luck.
  动物图案有龙、凤、鹤、鹊，都是吉祥之物，象征高贵、财富、长寿、好运。
• Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
  老人们会告诉小孩子，那天夜里他们看不到一只喜鹊，因为喜鹊都飞上天，用他们的翅膀去为牛郎织女搭桥了。