| 单词 | witch |
| 释义 | witch (once / 305 pages) nv A witch is a person with magical powers. Most towns have a spooky old woman with a lot of cats who all the neighborhood kids suspect of being a witch. The classic picture of a witch is a woman dressed in black with a tall, pointy hat, a broom, and an ugly face — this kind of witch is a popular Halloween costume. Another kind of witch is a serious believer in the religion called Wicca. The word witch is also used to describe someone who's old and unattractive — or, conversely, a young enchantress, a girl capable of bewitching a man. WORD FAMILYwitch: witched, witchery, witches, witching, witchlike+/witchery: witcheries/witching: witchingest, witchingly, witchings USAGE EXAMPLESThey became victims of the witch hunt for so-called Communist sympathizers and those who “lost” China. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s like a witch hunt,” says Kimberley Motley, the pilot’s American lawyer. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) The piano teacher, on the other hand, “was an old witch, I hated her,” Mr. Rieu said. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a female sorcerer or magician Syn|Hyper enchantress occultist a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts 2n a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil Hypo|Hyper pythoness a witch with powers of divination warlocka male witch or demon imaginary being, imaginary creature a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction 3n an ugly evil-looking old woman Syn|Hyper beldam, beldame, crone, hag old woman a woman who is old 4n a believer in Wicca Syn|Hyper Wiccan pagan a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew) 5v cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx voodoo bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spellplace under a spell becharm, charm control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft |
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