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

• 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。
• 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。
• Then there were the magpies and the kookaburras.
  还有喜鹊和笑翠鸟。
• 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。
• They said that it's hard to find a magpie on Chinese Valentine's Day in China, because all magpies fly to make the bridge for the Weaving Maid and Cowherd.
  他们说在中国的七夕情人节很难找的一只喜鹊，因为所有的喜鹊都飞去为牛郎和织女做桥了。
• The northern wind is again whizzing at me, the magpies in their nest are not coming out anymore, I tighten my scarf, and then continue walking on forward.
  北风又在向我呼啸了，鸟巢里的喜鹊没有再出来，我紧了紧围巾，继续向前走。
• The magpies and Pompey have also been linked to the classy Iceland hitman, and all three clubs would have no problem finding the reported& pound; 8 million transfer fee needed to recruit the28-year-old.
  纽卡斯尔和朴次茅斯同样和这位优秀的冰岛前锋联系到了一起，而800万英镑的转会费无疑对三家俱乐部都不是太大的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• And it would add another footnote to the legacy of the family Corvidae, which includes crows, ravens, jays and magpies.
  而且，这将给鸦科鸟类（包括乌鸦、渡鸦、松鸦和喜鹊）原有的知识添加了新内容。