fairy

英 [ˈfeəri]

美 [ˈferi]

n.  (故事中的)小仙人，仙子，小精灵; 兔子(男同性恋者)

复数：fairies　

考研TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5646 / COCA.6368

牛津词典

noun

• （故事中的）小仙人，仙子，小精灵
  (in stories) a creature like a small person, who has magic powers
  1. a good/wicked fairy
     善良的仙子；邪恶的精灵
• 兔子（男同性恋者）
  an offensive word for a homosexual man

柯林斯词典

• 仙人;小精灵
  Afairyis an imaginary creature with magical powers. Fairies are often represented as small people with wings.
• 兔子(指男同性恋者)
  If someone describes a man as afairy, they mean that he is a homosexual and they disapprove of this.

英英释义

noun

• a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  Synonym:faeryfaeriefaysprite
• offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  Synonym:fagotfaggotfagnancepansyqueenqueerpoofpoovepouf

双语例句

• The children hung about their mother, hoping to hear a fairy tale.
  孩子们缠住了母亲，想听一则童话。
• The fairy godmother's magic charm turned cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.
  神仙教母的魔法使灰姑娘的破烂衣衫变成了一件漂亮的长外衣。
• This fairy tale and other such stories transcend culture and language.
  这个童话及其他类似的故事超越了文化和语言的界限。
• Another flash of light and the fairy was gone.
  光的另外一个闪光和仙女走了。
• In the fairy stories, the youngest son usually ventures forth to try to find his fortune.
  在神话故事中，最小的儿子通常总是勇敢地出发寻求幸福。
• The imaginative child made up fairy stories.
  这个想象力丰富的孩子自己编神话故事。
• Then the good fairy vanished.
  然后，好心的仙女消失了。
• Is there anybody who can tell a fairy tale?
  有人能讲童话故事吗？
• This fantastic story sounds like a fairy tale.
  这个故事很离奇，类乎神话。
• I was living a fairy tale.
  我还活在童话中。