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

• Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies.
  与喜鹊相似的黑白色鸣鸟。
• 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。
• 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。
• In my early visits to rural parts of Sichuan, and other parts of China, I was struck by the near absence of wild birds ( other than a few species like sparrows and magpies) and animal life.
  以前我去四川郊区或是中国其他地方访问的时候，总是很难看到野生的鸟类（除了一些麻雀和蝙蝠之外）以及野生的动物。
• In addition to humans and some primates, dolphins, elephants, magpies and a famous African grey parrot named Alex have all been known to retrieve objects or remove marks on their body using a mirror.
  除了人类和一些灵长类动物，海豚，年夜象，喜鹊和一只叫Alex的驰誉的非洲灰鹦鹉也都能够经由过程使用镜子找到方针物可能撤除它们身上的暗号。
• Kevin Nolan is a key figure in the Newcastle midfield and led the Magpies back to the Barclays Premier League as captain last season.
  诺兰是纽卡中场的关键人物，他上赛季做为队长将喜鹊带回了英超联赛。
• 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。
• Then there were the magpies and the kookaburras.
  还有喜鹊和笑翠鸟。
• Besides, we can take some pied magpies home for BBQ.
  此外，我们还可以打一些喜鹊回家用来烧烤。
• 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。