| 单词 | leprechaun |
| 释义 | leprechaun From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFolkloreleprechaunlep‧re‧chaun /ˈleprəkɔːn $ -kɑːn, -kɒːn/ noun [countable]RFan imaginary creature in the form of a little old man, in old Irish storiesExamples from the Corpusleprechaun• No one had called her a leprechaun before.• One story is told of a man who saw a leprechaun bury a purse of gold in a field of ragwort.• Subscribers to the service adopt an electronic leprechaun and receive e-mails comprising gossip and tales from the motherland.• Interactivity: The sign promises luck should you rub the head of a certain fiberglass leprechaun.• Oh, no, not with that aggravating, hot-tempered, sensuous little leprechaun.• Ken also played a man selling luminous leprechauns and a newspaper seller talking inconsequential nonsense to the proprietor of a coffee stall.Origin leprechaun (1600-1700) Irish Gaelic leipreachan, from Middle Irish luchorpan “small body” |
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