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

• Then the good fairy vanished.
  然后，好心的仙女消失了。
• 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 fantastic story sounds like a fairy tale.
  这个故事很离奇，类乎神话。
• The bad fairy's curse was over.
  坏仙女的诅咒解除了。
• She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
  她就像童话里的公主。
• The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the beautiful boy.
  仙王和仙后争着要占有这个英俊的孩子。
• I was living a fairy tale.
  我还活在童话中。
• 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。
• My girls and boys like to hear fairy tales like Cinderella and snow white.
  我的女孩和男孩都喜欢听姑娘和白雪公主的童话。
• Fairy tales weren't just meant for children
  童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。