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

• The northern wind is again whizzing at me, the magpies in their nest are not coming out anymore, I tighten my scarf, and then continue walking on forward.
  北风又在向我呼啸了，鸟巢里的喜鹊没有再出来，我紧了紧围巾，继续向前走。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies.
  与喜鹊相似的黑白色鸣鸟。
• Two magpies raises the flowers jump to the more lively celebrations.
  两只喜鹊灵巧地在花丛中跳跃着，更显喜庆生动。