| 词汇 | banshee |
| 释义 | banshee noun[ C ] uk /ˈbæn.ʃiː/ us /ˈbæn.ʃiː/ a female spirit in traditional Irish stories whose crying sound tells you that someone in your family is going to die（爱尔兰传统故事中以哭号预报凶讯的）报丧女妖 Mythological & legendary characters Abominable Snowman Anancy Andromeda Ares basilisk genie Hades hellhound Hera Hermes Janus siren sprite the sandman Thor unicorn vamp Venus Vesta Victoria He even believed,—or thought he believed,— in banshees. He marched his men up, with the thin wailing of a banshee in his ears. Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast. The west wind with an awful wail and roar rushed into the shack, carrying with it the fairies and the gnomes and the sprites and the banshees. Then Polly sewed, and told a story about a beautiful maiden in a lonely tower, and an old banshee that went about nights, howling, and knocking at folks' windows. There was a shrill scream from the banshee. Examples of bansheebanshee I might call him a banshee because a banshee is a very aristocratic ghost in a lot of cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he explain whether the excellent banshee siren system which has been tested recently will be purely a fire alarm or will have a wider significance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first banshees seen were female elves that have returned from the dead in this form. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In later versions, the banshee might appear before the death and warn the family by wailing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Banshee survives the attack and recuperates in the hospital. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the members of the party consider it to be a ghost or banshee. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is thought that from this myth comes the idea that the wailing of numerous banshees signifies the death of a great person. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When he refuses to leave her alone, her banshee scream virtually disintegrates him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Alleged sightings of banshees have been reported as recently as 1948. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A banshee is believed to wander this area and the surrounding marshland. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See banshee.; sleveen, sleiveen: (from "slghbhn/slbhn") an untrustworthy or cunning person. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was only due to her unrequited love that she was hovering as a banshee so far, she explains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A bony arm protrudes from a crypt with a wine glass in its hand, while banshees ride bicycles in the distance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was also behind the banshee, which was only a hologram. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Much like a banshee, the sound of a raven mocker means that someone will soon die. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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