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词汇 magpie
释义 magpie
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmæɡ.paɪ/ us /ˈmæɡ.paɪ/
a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail: 鹊,喜鹊
Magpies are attracted to small, shiny objects, which they carry away to their nests.喜鹊喜欢将亮闪闪的小东西带回巢。
 
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someone who likes to collect many different types of objects, or use many different styles收集各式物品的人;有多种不同风格的人
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magpie
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmæɡ·pɑɪ/
a bird with black-and-white feathers and a long tail

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They will then have an idea of the preponderance of these horrible magpies which live all over the land.
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Experts have a strong resemblance to magpies.
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Present evidence, pending the outcome of further studies, is that predation by magpies is only one of a number of complex factors affecting the population of small birds.
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Would it not be a good thing, in order to encourage the preservation of valuable bird life, to take active steps to destroy jays and magpies?
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I believe the squirrels eat the magpies.
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Although not closely related to the true magpies, they have therefore been referred to as magpies in the past.
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Often resembling those of currawongs and magpies (but not ravens), the eggs vary in colour and pattern, measuring 48 x 32 mm.
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They fly 34 weeks after hatching, feed with adults for about two months, and then fly off to join other juvenile magpies.
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Today black-billed magpies remain relatively tame in areas where they are not persecuted.
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However, in 2008 a study of self-recognition in corvids reported significant results for magpies.
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The behaviors of the magpies clearly contrasted with no mirror present.
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They were later noted to hybridise readily where their territories crossed, with hybrid grey or striped-backed magpies being quite common.
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In some cases, magpies may become extremely aggressive and attack people's faces; it may become very difficult to deter these birds from swooping.
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He wrote for me the parable of the magpies, and many thousands of them sold.
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Time on time she was disrupted in her worshipping by magpies, and she fled from the birds.
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