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

• 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。
• Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
  老人们会告诉小孩子，那天夜里他们看不到一只喜鹊，因为喜鹊都飞上天，用他们的翅膀去为牛郎织女搭桥了。
• Three yellow-billed blue magpies throw themselves into the air with startled chortles, fluttering their absurdly long tail feathers.
  三只黄嘴蓝鹃惊叫着飞到空中，拍打着它们奇长的尾羽。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 sat all in a row, like magpies on a fence.
  三个人坐成一排，象是停在栅栏上的鹊儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• The next day, it is seen that many magpies are bald; this is because Niulang and Zhinu walked and stood too long on the heads of their loyal feathered friends.
  第二天，能看到很多喜鹊毛都掉光了，因为牛郎和织女在他们忠诚的羽翼朋友头上行走了很久。