witch

witch
noun
  1. a woman thought to have evil magic powers. Witches are popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat, and flying on a broomstick
    女巫,巫婆(被认为具有邪恶魔法的女子,通常被刻画为穿着黑披风、戴着尖顶帽,坐在扫帚把上飞)
    ■a follower or practitioner of modern witchcraft; a Wiccan priest or priestess
    信仰现代巫术者,巫术追随者;行巫者;(女)巫师
    ■(informal)an ugly or unpleasant old woman; a hag
    (非正式)丑老太婆;母夜叉
    ■a girl or woman capable of enchanting or bewitching a man
    迷人的女子;妩媚的女人
  2. an edible North Atlantic flatfish which is of some commercial value
    美首鲽
  3. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, family Pleuronectidae
    拉丁名Glyptocephalus cynoglossus,鲽科
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a witch) cast an evil spell on
    (巫婆)施魔法于
    Mrs Mucharski had somehow witched the house.
    马查尔斯基太太不知怎么地把这座房屋施了魔法。
    ■(of a girl or woman) enchant (a man)
    (女子)把(某男子)迷住
    she witched Jake.
    她把杰克给迷住了。
常用词组
as cold as (或 colder than) a witch's tit
  1. (informal)very cold
    (非正式)非常冷的
派生
witchlike
adjective
witchy
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adjective
语源
  1. Old English wicca (masculine), wicce (feminine), wiccian (verb); current senses of the verb are probably a shortening of bewitch
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