magpie

英 [ˈmæɡpaɪ]

美 [ˈmæɡpaɪ]

n.  鹊; 喜鹊

复数：magpies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15963 / COCA.26656

牛津词典

noun

• 鹊；喜鹊
  a black and white bird with a long tail and a noisy cry. There is a popular belief that magpies like to steal small bright objects.

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。

英英释义

noun

• long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
• an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
  Synonym:chattererbabblerpraterchatterboxspouter
• someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  Synonym:scavengerpack rat

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