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。
• This is a fairy tale.
  这是一个童话故事。
• She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
  她就像童话里的公主。
• I think I was a fairy my previous life.
  我想我前世是个仙女。
• 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。
• This fantastic story sounds like a fairy tale.
  这个故事很离奇，类乎神话。
• Another flash of light and the fairy was gone.
  光的另外一个闪光和仙女走了。
• 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。
• The woman I regarded as my fairy godmother was Sybil. She was wonderful to me.
  被我视为贵人的女子叫西比尔。她待我好极了。
• 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。