| 词汇 | changeling |
| 释义 | changeling noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʃeɪndʒ.lɪŋ/ us /ˈtʃeɪndʒ.lɪŋ/ (especially in stories) a baby who is secretly used to take the place of another baby（尤指故事中）被调换的婴儿，被掉包的婴儿 Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quack quackery You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Mythological & legendary characters Devilish changelings, Luther said, were often placed by Satan in the cradles of human children. Fairy changelings may be recognized by tricky habits, constant crying, and other unusual characteristics. Of course the witches had swooped down upon the lad and put the straw changeling in his place! T he elves once took a child away from its mother, and left in its place a changeling with a big head and staring eyes, who did nothing but eat and drink. They also stole babies, leaving in their place changelings, goblins who were old in wickedness while still in the cradle, possessing superhuman cunning and skill in music. Examples of changelingchangeling The changelings are women who have been spirited away to the other world and who cannot return without help. They were changelings that the examination system inadvertently engendered. These changelings are most often women and children (569). Either way, invoking the changeling legend to explain such behavior is potentially dangerous, as the traditional method of banishing a changeling is to burn it. Despite the physical agency that these female ghosts and changelings enjoy, their overwhelming silence and the rules of their imprisonment within this other world reveal the limits of their power. However, precisely because they presided over the critical moment of birth, midwives were also subjected to all sorts of slander, including the charge of substituting changelings. It is that of the changeling and the waif. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it will not prove to be a changeling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of money has been spent upon it; yet he disclaims all responsibility for it, and says it is not his child but that it is merely a changeling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We might be called compulsive changelings! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A changeling child was believed to be a faerie child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the faeries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He can change his looks in a moment (unlike the changeling, who needs several minutes and suffers while doing so). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to legend he was stolen at birth and briefly replaced by a demonic changeling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Once the prisoners escaped, they managed to warn the station about the changeling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many embrace their new existences, compensating for the loss of their mortal lives by immersing themselves in changeling society. 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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