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单词 witch
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witch

noun
/wɪtʃ/
/wɪtʃ/
Idioms
  1. a woman who is believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. In stories, she usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick.女巫;巫婆
    • Many people believed her to be a witch.许多人相信她会巫术。
    • She sat astride the broomstick, just like a witch in a fairy tale.她骑在扫帚上,就像童话里的女巫一样。
    • I have a pointy black hat for my Halloween witch costume.我的万圣节女巫服装有一顶尖尖的黑帽子。
    CultureWitches are often shown in pictures and described in stories as ugly old women with black clothes and pointed hats, who are able to fly on broomsticks (= old-fashioned brushes with long handles, used for cleaning floors). In the past, women who were considered to be witches were burnt alive or hanged. In the late 20th century some people began to call themselves witches as part of the New Age interest in ancient beliefs and cultures.
    Homophones which | witchwhich   witch
    /wɪtʃ/
    /wɪtʃ/
    • which pronoun
      • Which would you prefer—chocolate cake or carrot cake?您更喜欢哪一个——巧克力蛋糕还是胡萝卜蛋糕?
    • witch noun
      • He was turned into a rat by a wicked witch.他被邪恶的巫婆变成了一只老鼠。
  2. an offensive word for an unpleasant woman对不愉快的女人的侮辱性词语
  3. Word OriginOld English wicca (masculine), wicce (feminine), wiccian (verb).
Idioms
a witch’s/an evil brew
  1. (British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things难喝的混合饮料
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