英:[ˈdʒi:ni]
美:[ˈdʒini]
英:[ˈdʒi:ni]
美:[ˈdʒini]
n.
(阿拉伯神话故事中的)神怪,妖怪
(形容将对人们的生活造成永久性的、尤指负面影响的事件已经发生)妖怪已经放出魔瓶了
ge·nie
ji ni
复数:genies或genii
1650年代,“守护精灵”,源自法语 génie,源自拉丁语 genius(见 genius); 在法语翻译的“一千零一夜”中用于翻译阿拉伯语 jinni,是 jinn 的单数形式,它意外地与之相似,并从1748年开始用于英语中表示这个意思。
French génie, from Arabic jinnī
The first known use of genie was in 1706
genitiveadjective
of, relating to, or being a grammatical case marking typically possession or source compare possessive
genitalsplural noun
genitalia
genitaliaplural noun
reproductive organsespecially: the genital organs on the outside of the body
genitaladjective
of or relating to reproduction or the sexual organs
genienoun
a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
genienoun
a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
1 A man finds an old lamp on the beach and gives it a rub and out pops a genie.
有个男人在美国西部自家附近的海滩上看到一盏破油灯,拣起来檫了檫,突然从里面蹦出来一个精灵。
2 Smiling, arms crossed over his chest like a genie, Coach declares, “We’re ready for a meet.”
3 The genie seemed to realize what was going on now, and frantically tried to escape, but it was too late.
4 The genie grants them one wish only.
精灵许诺满足他们一个愿望。
5 Like a genie swirling out of a bottle—like a cloud of gas—I was drifting upward out of my own body.
6 The Magician rubbed it and the Genie stood in front of him, " What do you want? "
魔术师擦了擦灯,神怪出现了. “ 你要什么? ”
7 “Awww, man,” I said to myself, “I wish I had a magic lamp so I could have die genie make me be where those shoes are and they could be where I am!”
8 As he watched, May barreled into the roofless cottage, plowing right into the thick of the genie’s smoke.
9 With as much effort as a child punching water, the genie blew through the palace’s roof, sending large snow blocks crumbling down into the room.
10 “One package, many thoughts. If you have mastered the material, then the proper phrase will conjure it—like the magic words that coax a genie from a bottle. Do you see?”
11 To this the genie responds, "Would you like that highway to have two lanes or four?"
精灵一听,马上改口说:“你刚才说的那条高速公路是要两车道还是四车道?”
12 The genie granted him three wishes.
精灵准许他实现三个心愿。
13 The Mirror repeated itself, and this time, Jack could have sworn the genie smiled.
14 As it flew up and out the genie’s scream echoed back at them, gradually fading into the blowing wind and snow.
15 The lawsuit is trying to put the genie back in the bottle.
Oracle的这次诉讼正在试图将精灵放回瓶中。
16 He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
17 A woman rubbed a bottle and out popped a genie.
一个女人摩擦这一个瓶子,嗖地冒出一个巨人.
18 Don't rub the lamp if you don't want the genie to come out.
如果你不想看到灯神跳出来,就不要去擦灯.
19 “My people call them djinn, but I believe humans refer to them as genies.”
20 But then, the genie turned its eyes downward with an almost respectful look.