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ge.nie5Ji:7nin [C]pl genies or genii 9Ji:YniYaIa magical spirit, originally in Arab traditional stories, who will do or provide whatever the person who controls it asks it to do(阿拉伯神话中的)魔仆,神怪In some stories, genies are found inside a lamp or a bottle, from which they are released when someone rubs the lamp or bottle.在有些故事中,妖怪是被封于灯或瓶子里面,当有人把灯或瓶擦一擦时,它们就被放出来了。(fig.) The party leadership contest let the genie of change out of the bottle (= caused change to happen).党内领导权之争带来了很大的变化。
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