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witchwItFn [C]a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people女巫，巫婆Witches were persecuted all over western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century as it was claimed that they had dealings with the Devil.从15世纪到17世纪，整个西欧的女巫都遭到了迫害，因为据称她们与魔王有来往。The negative image of a witch in popular culture is an evil old woman stirring a simmering cauldron and casting spells, who wears a black cloak and a tall pointed hat and carries a broomstick.通俗文化中女巫的反面形象是一个正在搅拌着沸腾的大锅，念着符咒的邪恶老太婆。她身穿一件黑色斗篷，头戴一顶尖尖的帽子，并拿着一个扫帚柄。(infml disapproving) A woman who is considered ugly or evil is sometimes called a witch.丑陋邪恶的女人(infml) What's that witches'brew (= unpleasant liquid mixture, of which you do not know the contents) you're concocting there--surely you don't expect me to drink it?你在那里调制什么希奇古怪的东西----你不会期望我会把它喝下去吧？(disapproving) A witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish people whose opinions are unpopular and who are said to be a danger to society.对反对派的搜捕，政治迫害In America in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy led a witch-hunt against people suspected of being communists.在20世纪50年代的美国，参议员约瑟夫·麦卡锡发动了一场对共产党嫌疑者的大迫害。[BEWITCH ☆ WIZARD]
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