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单词 magic
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magic1 nounmagic2 adjectivemagic3 verb
magicma‧gic1 /ˈmædʒɪk/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmagic1
Origin:
1300-1400 French magique, from Latin magice, from Greek magike, from magos ‘person with magic powers’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a wizard who can do magic
  • an evening of magic and comedy
  • Angela clapped her hands and the cats disappeared as if by magic.
  • Christmas has a magic that appeals to young and old.
  • The club features juggling and magic acts in addition to stand-up comedy.
  • We only have limited knowledge about the practice of magic in the Middle Ages.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Am I then a child of miracle and magic?
  • Be sure to wrap your storytelling in magic and mystery.
  • But would they hold the same magic for our 20-month-old daughter, Alexandra?
  • Harry Potter continues to spin his magic, doubling publisher Bloomsbury's profits to $ 8m.
  • He saw a little boy doing magic.
  • Lawmakers could really use some of his magic about now.
  • Not your weasel-faced tame magic, but root-and-branch magic, the old magic.
  • WEAPONS/ARMOUR: The Supreme Patriarch carries a sword but wears no armour as this would compromise his magic.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] the power to make impossible things happen, by saying special words or doing special actions: · In the story, she uses magic to turn him into a frog.· Local people believe that he can heal wounds and illnesses using magic.
noun [uncountable] the use of magic, usually to do bad things: · Hundreds of women were accused of witchcraft in the 1600s.
noun [countable] a special set of words or actions that are used to make something happen by magic: · a magic spell· An evil witch cast a spell on him (=said a special set of words or did a special series of actions, in order to make something happen to someone by magic), turning him into a beast.
(also hex American English) noun [countable] something that makes someone or something have bad luck: · The house seemed to have a curse on it.· People believed the pharaoh would put a curse on (=use magic to make them have bad luck)anyone who broke into the tomb.· She believed her former husband had put a hex on her.
mysterious powers and events that involve magic and spirits: · He was very interested in the occult.
noun [uncountable] magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion: · a voodoo curse· In Haiti, the people still practice voodoo.
Longman Language Activatormagic
a secret power to make things happen or to do things that are normally impossible, by saying special words or doing special actions: · Do you believe in magic?· We only have limited knowledge about the practice of magic in the Middle Ages.by magic: · Angela clapped her hands and the cats disappeared as if by magic.
the use of magic to harm people and make bad things happen: · At that time, hundreds of women were burned at the stake for witchcraft.· People who were accused of practicing witchcraft were thrown into the lake.
the use of magic to make bad and evil things happen, often by groups of people who believe in it as a religion: · The papers were full of sensational reports on black magic, child killings, and drug raids by police.· Members of the group say they are not involved in devil worship or black magic.
words or actions that are used to make something magic happen: cast a spell (=to say words that will make something magic happen): · The Lilac Fairy cast a spell that sent Aurora to sleep.put a spell on somebody: · When the old man was angry, he threatened to put a spell on the whole tribe.under a spell (=affected by a spell): · Carmelina knew that the bird was really the handsome prince under a spell from the wicked witch.
spirits and magic, especially magic that involves communicating with evil spirits: · Throughout his life he maintained an interest in the occult.· By the late 1880s , the spreading fascination with the occult sparked a new direction among several young artists.
magical beliefs and practices that are used as a form of religion, especially in the Caribbean: · Jonnie said he was going to a voodoo ceremony that night.· a voodoo priest
someone with magic powers
a woman who is believed to have magic power, which she uses especially to harm people or make bad things happen; in stories, witches are usually shown dressed in black with a tall, pointed hat: · The old woman had only pretended to be so kind; she was in reality a wicked witch.
an imaginary creature like a small person with wings, who has magic powers: · A beautiful fairy danced near him, and he reached out to catch her, but caught only her handkerchief.
a man who is believed to have magic power; in stories, magicians and wizards are usually shown as having a long beard and a pointed hat with stars and moons on it: · The wizard's ring had the power to make him invisible.· The magician knew that behind the door lay an enchanted garden.
also conjuror especially British someone who does magic tricks in order to entertain people: · We watched in amazement as the magician made all the rings disappear.· The conjuror's tricks delighted the children.
magic done as entertainment
the skill of doing tricks that seem like magic , as a way of entertaining people: · The club features juggling and magic acts in addition to stand-up comedy.· an evening of magic and comedy
a skilful action that makes something happen which seems impossible, performed as entertainment: do/perform a trick: · It's hard to do a trick like this in front of so many people.magic trickalso conjuring trick British: · Helen sat on the bed, clapping while her brother did magic tricks.card trick (=a trick done with playing cards): · John would sometimes perform card tricks for his buddies.
happening in a mysterious way
· The letter had mysteriously appeared on my desk that morning.· Joseph was mysteriously absent from work that morning.· The aircraft had disappeared mysteriously from radar screens.
in a way that is very different from what you expect or from what usually happens, so that you feel a little frightened or surprised: · He looked at me strangely and said that he would come back later.· When we returned to the hotel we found the place strangely silent.
if something happens as if by magic , it happens in a sudden and surprising way that seems impossible to explain: · The mysterious circles appeared in the fields overnight, as if by magic.· I was just wondering how I could get home, when suddenly, as if by magic, a taxi pulled up.
WORD SETS
acrobat, nounact, verbacting, nounactor, nounactress, nounagent, nounarena, nounbig name, nounbill, nounblack comedy, nounbook, verbcast, nouncasting, nounclown, nouncomedian, nouncomedienne, nouncomedy, nouncomic, nouncompany, nounconcert hall, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nouncontortionist, noundisplay, noundouble act, nounduo, nounemcee, nounenact, verbencore, nounentertainer, nounentertainment, nounfestival, nounfinale, nounfirst night, nounfool, noungala, noungrand finale, nounguest, nounham, nounheadline, verbheartthrob, nounhigh wire, nounhypnotist, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nouninterlude, nounintermission, nouninterpret, verbinterpretation, nounintro, nounlive, adjectivemagic, nounmagician, nounmagic wand, nounmajorette, nounmanager, nounmask, nounmatinée, nounmatinée idol, nounmegastar, nounmime, nounminstrel, nounnarration, nounopening night, nounPA, nounpart, nounperform, verbperformance, nounperformer, nounpresentation, nounprincipal, nounproducer, nounprogramme, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounpublic, nounpunchline, nounraconteur, nounrecast, verbrecitation, nounrehearsal, nounrehearse, verbrepertoire, nounreprise, nounringside, nounroadshow, nounrole-play, nounsafety net, nounshow business, nounshowgirl, nounshow-stopping, adjectivesketch, nounslapstick, nounsleight of hand, nounsmash hit, nounsnake charmer, nounsold out, adjectiveson et lumière, nounstand-up, adjectivestand-up, nounstar, verbstooge, nounstraight man, nounstripper, nounstriptease, nounsuperstar, nountattoo, nountightrope, nountour, nountroubadour, nountroupe, nountumbler, nounventriloquist, nounvirtuoso, nounwooden, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· In the story, the children are not allowed to do magic out of school.
(=do magic)· What do you expect me to do? I can’t work magic!
· By using magic, he can order the ghost of any dead person to be his servant.
adjectives
(=intended to harm people)· The candles had been used for black magic.
· The place seemed full of shadows and ancient magic.
· Her fingers moved to make the sign that protected against strong magic.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There is no magic formula (=a method that is certain to be successful) that will transform sorrow into happiness.
 I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make everything all right.
· She found an ancient book of magic spells.
 Barbara has a magic touch in the garden (=she grows things very well).
 a magic trick
(=move a wand about to make something magical happen) I can’t just wave a magic wand and make it all better.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· So all concert-goers can sit back and enjoy plenty of Black magic this weekend.· Now all they have to worry about is hexes, black magic, devil worship, voodoo curses and the occult.· The poly now teaches black magic?· They were odd, these charts, and more like black magic than business.· Plus, that old black magic.· Mystery, danger, and black magic combine in this gothic tale set in the early nineteenth century.· During this bleak phase of its history the cat became firmly linked in the popular mind with witches and black magic.
· Not your weasel-faced tame magic, but root-and-branch magic, the old magic.· And with the passing of the Muppet master, much of the old magic seems lost.· But the right team will be the old firm, hoping that the old magic can be made to work once more.· Plus, that old black magic.· The collaboration was supposed to work the old magic and produce a classic album.
· It was pure magic and Philadelphia fans went nuts.· To him, this television set is pure magic.
· Now I admit, even for a geek, it was a little embarrassing to let investors believe their white magic.
VERB
· In short, he's lost his magic.· But, through the irrepressible machinery of reproduction, its images soon lose the magic of newness and become commonplace.· One of the many alienating features of unemployment is that weekends lose their magic.
· The scheme uses the magic of futures and zero coupon bonds to achieve that, meanwhile you collect a 3 percent dividend.· Lawmakers could really use some of his magic about now.· To offer such intercession is considered at least a presumption and at worst occultist, using the magic of candles.
· Morley weaves its magic only by using a hedge fund to protect the assets of shareholders.· The writers have weaved their magic again.
· I first borrowed a bottle from work and it works like magic.· Paris works its magic on me.· But now the two men have changed places, and the boat has worked its magic.· The new layout and office furniture worked like magic.· Charles was one such, and he invited her to Highgrove to work her magic.· Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.· He has tried to work similar magic at the unwieldy Energy Department.· See, there was no way to work my kind of magic on the thing.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► like magic/as if by magic
  • Across the country, says Fitness magazine, enterprising and agile therapists are working their magic on patients while running alongside them.
  • Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.
  • But now the two men have changed places, and the boat has worked its magic.
  • Charles was one such, and he invited her to Highgrove to work her magic.
  • He said his name was Christmas and he had worked his magic act in theatres and royal palaces all over the world.
  • Morley weaves its magic only by using a hedge fund to protect the assets of shareholders.
  • Paris works its magic on me.
  • Two others have medical problems that have to be corrected before he can work his magic.
  • I first borrowed a bottle from work and it works like magic.
  • The new layout and office furniture worked like magic.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • I ask, if you could wave a magic wand, what would your life look like?
  • If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.
► weave your magic/weave a spell► work like magic/work like a charm
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounmagicmagicianadjectivemagicmagicaladverbmagically
1the power to make impossible things happen by saying special words or doing special actions:  Do you believe in magic? → black magic, white magic2a special, attractive, or exciting quality:  Paris has lost some of its magic for me over the years.magic of the magic of Christmas3the skill of doing tricks that look like magic in order to entertain people, or the tricks that are done SYN  conjuring4like magic/as if by magic in a surprising way that seems impossible to explain:  As if by magic, the waiter suddenly appeared with a tray of drinks.5work/weave your magic if something or someone works or weaves their magic, they produce a good change or effect in a way that they are often able to do:  The warm weather and the beautiful scenery began to work their magic and she started to relax.6work like magic to be very effectiveCOLLOCATIONSverbsdo magic· In the story, the children are not allowed to do magic out of school.work magic (=do magic)· What do you expect me to do? I can’t work magic!use magic· By using magic, he can order the ghost of any dead person to be his servant.adjectivesblack magic (=intended to harm people)· The candles had been used for black magic.ancient magic· The place seemed full of shadows and ancient magic.strong/powerful magic· Her fingers moved to make the sign that protected against strong magic.THESAURUSmagic noun [uncountable] the power to make impossible things happen, by saying special words or doing special actions: · In the story, she uses magic to turn him into a frog.· Local people believe that he can heal wounds and illnesses using magic.witchcraft noun [uncountable] the use of magic, usually to do bad things: · Hundreds of women were accused of witchcraft in the 1600s.spell noun [countable] a special set of words or actions that are used to make something happen by magic: · a magic spell· An evil witch cast a spell on him (=said a special set of words or did a special series of actions, in order to make something happen to someone by magic), turning him into a beast.curse (also hex American English) noun [countable] something that makes someone or something have bad luck: · The house seemed to have a curse on it.· People believed the pharaoh would put a curse on (=use magic to make them have bad luck)anyone who broke into the tomb.· She believed her former husband had put a hex on her.the occult mysterious powers and events that involve magic and spirits: · He was very interested in the occult.voodoo noun [uncountable] magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion: · a voodoo curse· In Haiti, the people still practice voodoo.
magic1 nounmagic2 adjectivemagic3 verb
magicmagic2 ●●● S3 W3 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a magic act
  • Brien has no magic formula for success, other than lots of practice.
  • Medea said the magic words that would bring her lover back to her.
  • The branch grew into a tree that had magic powers.
  • When I was a kid and television arrived, it was magic.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As a dowry to this marriage of heaven and hell, Lilith brings a magic mirror, a crown and a pearl.
  • In the window there was a magic ship inside a bottle.
  • No magic moments at the Manor.
  • No magic wand exists that can be waved once and for all to end injustice.
  • The magic words had been uttered.
  • The head of the Old Man and a magic moment.
  • They make a delightful, spontaneously spellbound audience, to whom one could show history unfolding as if with a magic lantern.
  • This is either some magic geometry of which I know nothing or it is a happy coincidence.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 a book of magic spells
 His best magic trick is sawing a lady in half.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There is no magic formula (=a method that is certain to be successful) that will transform sorrow into happiness.
 I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make everything all right.
· She found an ancient book of magic spells.
 Barbara has a magic touch in the garden (=she grows things very well).
 a magic trick
(=move a wand about to make something magical happen) I can’t just wave a magic wand and make it all better.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Speaking of television, I had my first taste of the magic box in that hospital.· Those radios were like magic boxes to me.· Surely, happiness will spring from the husbandry that turns the gross mind into this magic box with its promise of immortality?· Then have each group invent a story they could tell as they show others their magic boxes.
· They have been called magic bullets because of their use in the treatment of cancer.· For the general population, beta carotene is not a magic bullet.· But there is no magic bullet.· A magic bullet for inflation, claim some writers.
· A magic carpet of a book.· The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.· Fashanu has been a 20-goal-a-season man ever since Wimbledon rode their magic carpet into the top flight.· Those men, including himself, had today's magic carpet, the Press Card.· It dates to about 1780 and looks as if it has landed by magic carpet.
· Perhaps deities were transported in ships to describe a magic circle of divine protection round the whole island.· Occultists also claim to cast out demons affecting or possessing one of their number, and even friends outside their magic circles.
· Peter's magic formula AT least some one on Merseyside is doing everything right.· There is no magic formula for instant success.· There is no magic formula that will transform sorrow into happiness, intolerance into compassion or war into peace.· There is no short cut, no magic formula.· You don't say the magic formula until later.· So, what was the magic formula that attracted at least three times that number?· However, what we are dealing with here is a magic formula of a type which has characterised legislation from Brussels before.· But outsiders, they think we have a magic formula.
· After boil-off the hopped wort is cooled and oxygenated enroute to fermenting vessel where the magic ingredient, yeast, is added.· In his view, design is ninety-eight percent commonsense and two percent a magic ingredient to do with aesthetics.· The resources include energy, enthusiasm and varying amounts of talent, but the magic ingredient is rubbish.
· Both characters are equipped with a number of special magic items.· These are covered by the Warhammer Battle Magic supplement and are included as magic item cards.· Only one character at a time may wield these magic items.· Champions are always equipped exactly like the rest of the unit, except that they are permitted one magic item in addition.· Building up experience and discovering magic items gives Samson an enhanced chance of surviving the later stages of the adventure.· The usual rule regarding magic items is that only one item of a specific type can be included.· A rune weapon will lose its powers for this time, and other rune-based magic items will be similarly affected.
· Lime lights were also used for magic lantern shows until they were superseded by the carbon arc.· They make a delightful, spontaneously spellbound audience, to whom one could show history unfolding as if with a magic lantern.· Cheap cards revolve on a display stand like a magic lantern.· When we were young we tended it like a magic lantern, and we continue to find its place.· And during all this time I kept getting flashing pictures in my mind of Chantal, like a magic lantern slide.
· The head of the Old Man and a magic moment.· When Tom Lehman filters his memory for magic moments of 1995, one in particular might be hard to visualize.· No magic moments at the Manor.· It was a magic moment, the music describing what was in front of our eyes.· Seeing a bear like that is a magic moment no matter how many times you re-live it.· The four-year-old leukaemia victim had flown 4,700 miles for the magic moment.· I was going to miss that magic moment of seeing air under the tyres for the first time.· It does not infuse itself at conception - or any other magic moment.
· Magic Mushrooms Used by the Aztecs in ancient rituals, magic mushrooms are a hallucinogen.· Bob had a brown paper poke in his hand from which he was eating magic mushrooms as if they were lemon drops.· Cultivation of magic mushrooms for use is illegal in Britain, but possession is not.· The bad news for magic mushroom hunters is that this is not the time of year for fruiting.
· This is done by listening to a tape and writing on your application form a magic number.· Once a patient has his magic number, does it have any effect?
· Or even the Niebelungenlied if he prefers magic potions and omniscience from a colder climate?· The magic potion was nothing more sinister than Hawaiian Tropic sun tan oil.
· In addition, the War Altar itself acts as a source of magic power.· If you wish me to use my magic power to send you home again you must do something for me first.· That you have some magic powers?· It may be that the old pictographic signs acquired a special magic power associated with the remote past.· Few things were more worrying than the idea of Andrea with magic powers.· It draws magic power from the War Altar and glows with a green inner light.
· How do you break free from the expectation that your stories will be heavily dosed with magic realism?· Her first novel House of the Spirits is also highly recommended - a tourdeforce of magic realism.
· They can show you magic, but not a magic show.· I saw one in a magic show once.· A magic show is a story.· There was much chattering, much consternation as the villagers were ushered down to the beach for a magic show.· As a magic show, it was a bust but money kept changing hands.· I give a magic show ... First Marianne - a simple sleight of hand.
· Orkney casts a magic spell that never fades.· Mermaids, magic spells and a giant with a wart on his nose.· The magic spell touched Toulon too.· It was as if Polly had cast a magic spell.· The Tzarina does not use the colour magic spells or any of the spell decks in Warhammer Battle Magic.
· Owen Pickard was the man with the magic touch.· But his magic touch is not easily duplicated, nor, for that matter, often approached.· He had a magic touch on the string that jerked its engine into rather terrifying life.· Carlo said I had a magic touch, I can make anything grow.· And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.· They feel that the new aid has failed, or that they have failed to find the magic touch in using it.
· This is an old magic trick which entails some preparation.· I used to practice magic tricks.· The party bags can contain one or two little magic tricks or puzzles.· He performs magic tricks and is everything that three women want.
· And we accept that there is no magic wand which can be waved to provide a million jobs overnight.· But in real life, there is no magic wand which turns us into the parents we long to become.· Equally, nobody to whom I have spoken thinks that decommissioning is a magic wand.· The magic wand of his personality became the national ramrod.· Don't wait for life to wave its magic wand and make you joyful.· There are no magic wands or instant solutions.· If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.· And now the magic wand of scent had lightly touched, and passed.
· Charles would capture one of the boys and only release him if he said the magic word.· The magic words had been uttered.· Al knew at once that he had heard A very secret magic word.· For Geteles and others, potential was the magic word, the answer to all the talk about standards.· Bacon could argue that Antichrist would invoke stellar influences and magic words having the power to produce physical effects.· The magic word Literacy campaigns push back the boundaries of ignorance and give people more chance of controlling their own destiny.· That was the secret, the magic word which would open all the doors.· They can only mean the magic word - Connie!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • And in that magic moment I heard a sound I had never heard before.
  • I was going to miss that magic moment of seeing air under the tyres for the first time.
  • It was a magic moment, the music describing what was in front of our eyes.
  • No magic moments at the Manor.
  • Seeing a bear like that is a magic moment no matter how many times you re-live it.
  • The four-year-old leukaemia victim had flown 4,700 miles for the magic moment.
  • The head of the Old Man and a magic moment.
  • When Tom Lehman filters his memory for magic moments of 1995, one in particular might be hard to visualize.
  • Occultists also claim to cast out demons affecting or possessing one of their number, and even friends outside their magic circles.
  • Perhaps deities were transported in ships to describe a magic circle of divine protection round the whole island.
  • The Maharishi's followers say that 7000 is a magic number.
  • Al knew at once that he had heard A very secret magic word.
  • Bacon could argue that Antichrist would invoke stellar influences and magic words having the power to produce physical effects.
  • Charles would capture one of the boys and only release him if he said the magic word.
  • For Geteles and others, potential was the magic word, the answer to all the talk about standards.
  • If that magic number is reached, the deal becomes an international treaty.
  • Once a patient has his magic number, does it have any effect?
  • The magic words had been uttered.
  • This is done by listening to a tape and writing on your application form a magic number.
  • Charles would capture one of the boys and only release him if he said the magic word.
  • Even the magic word processor can not solve the problem of afterthoughts, which are likely to alter a complete structure.
  • For Geteles and others, potential was the magic word, the answer to all the talk about standards.
  • That was the secret, the magic word which would open all the doors.
  • They can only mean the magic word - Connie!
  • And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.
  • But his magic touch is not easily duplicated, nor, for that matter, often approached.
  • Carlo said I had a magic touch, I can make anything grow.
  • He had a magic touch on the string that jerked its engine into rather terrifying life.
  • Owen Pickard was the man with the magic touch.
  • They feel that the new aid has failed, or that they have failed to find the magic touch in using it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • I ask, if you could wave a magic wand, what would your life look like?
  • If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.
► weave your magic/weave a spell► work like magic/work like a charm
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounmagicmagicianadjectivemagicmagicaladverbmagically
1[only before noun] in stories, a magic word or object has special powers that make the person using it able to do impossible things:  a book of magic spells a magic sword2relating to the skill of doing tricks to entertain people:  His best magic trick is sawing a lady in half.3magic number/word a number or word that is particularly important or desired in a particular situation:  The magic words ‘a million pounds’ will get everyone’s attention.4the magic word the word ‘please’ – used when speaking to children:  What’s the magic word then, Katie?5magic touch a special ability to make things work well or to make people happy:  She’s got a magic touch with babies.6magic moment a short time which seems beautiful and special:  She didn’t want to spoil this magic moment.7magic circle a group of powerful people who are friendly with each other and help each other:  His outspokenness denied him access to the magic circle and he was never given high office.8British English spoken very good or very enjoyable SYN  great:  ‘Did you have a good time?’ ‘Yeah, it was magic!’
magic1 nounmagic2 adjectivemagic3 verb
magicmagic3 verb (past tense and past participle magicked, present participle magicking) British English Verb Table
VERB TABLE
magic
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymagic
he, she, itmagicks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymagicked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave magicked
he, she, ithas magicked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad magicked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill magic
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have magicked
Continuous Form
PresentIam magicking
he, she, itis magicking
you, we, theyare magicking
PastI, he, she, itwas magicking
you, we, theywere magicking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been magicking
he, she, ithas been magicking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been magicking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be magicking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been magicking
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There is no magic formula (=a method that is certain to be successful) that will transform sorrow into happiness.
 I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make everything all right.
· She found an ancient book of magic spells.
 Barbara has a magic touch in the garden (=she grows things very well).
 a magic trick
(=move a wand about to make something magical happen) I can’t just wave a magic wand and make it all better.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • I ask, if you could wave a magic wand, what would your life look like?
  • If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.
► weave your magic/weave a spell► work like magic/work like a charm
magic somebody/something away phrasal verb to make someone or something disappear or go somewhere by using magic:  I wish I could magic us away to a warm beach.magic something ↔ up phrasal verb to make something appear suddenly and unexpectedly
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