英语词汇“magpie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mag·pie

(măgpī′)

1. Any of various birds of the family Corvidae having a long tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings, and noted for their chattering call, especially Pica hudsonia, of western North America, and P. pica, of Eurasia and Africa. Also called pie².

2. Any of various birds that resemble the magpie.

3. A person who chatters.

4. One who compulsively collects or hoards small objects.

[Mag, a name used in proverbs about chatterers (a nickname for Margaret) + PIE².]

单词	magpie
释义	mag·pie (măgpī′) n. 1. Any of various birds of the family Corvidae having a long tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings, and noted for their chattering call, especially Pica hudsonia, of western North America, and P. pica, of Eurasia and Africa. Also called pie². 2. Any of various birds that resemble the magpie. 3. A person who chatters. 4. One who compulsively collects or hoards small objects. [Mag, a name used in proverbs about chatterers (a nickname for Margaret) + PIE².]
随便看	roguishness Rohrer Rohypnol roid 'roid roil roily roister roisterer roisterous roisterously rolamite Roland Roland Roland de role role model role-play role player role-playing role-playing game Rolfe Rolfing roll Rolland