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

• Ravens and magpies are believed to be able to count up to seven, and the crows of the Northwest drop shellfish onto hard surfaces to break them.
  渡鸦和喜鹊的计数能力可到7，美国西北部的乌鸦会把贝壳丢到坚硬的地表上摔裂它们。
• Edmilson is a class Brazilian center-back who is likely to captain Brazil in the next world cup – and would be a good player for the Magpies to have in their squad.
  埃德米尔森是巴西中后卫，有可能成为下一届世界杯的巴西队长，如果喜鹊能得到他，对阵容将是很好的完善。
• 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。
• Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies.
  与喜鹊相似的黑白色鸣鸟。
• And each time I think of what I did when I was a child – climbing up trees with my little pals to destroy the nests of magpies and crows, catching young sparrows under eaves, I feel ashamed.
  想起儿时，和小伙伴爬树破坏喜鹊和乌鸦的窝、登梯子到屋檐掏麻雀窝的行为，不禁感到惭愧。
• However, all the magpies in the world, deeply touched by the story, came to their rescue.
  牛郎织女的故事感动了人间的喜鹊，于是所有的喜鹊都赶来帮助这对夫妇。
• 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。
• Then there were the magpies and the kookaburras.
  还有喜鹊和笑翠鸟。
• 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。
• That makes it easier for the buzzing females to duck away from oncoming predators like magpies;
  这样使吱吱叫的雌性较为容易逃脱即将到来的、喜鹊之类的掠食者；