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genie

/jee-nee/US // ˈdʒi ni //UK // (ˈdʒiːnɪ) //

精灵,妖怪,玄武

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Islamic Mythology. jinn.
    • : a spirit, often appearing in human form, that when summoned by a person carries out the wishes of the summoner.
    • : any spirit; demon.

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Examples

  • Most of the time, having that little digital genie around to answer your requests is pretty handy.

  • Now it seems it will be difficult to put the genie back in the bottle.

  • I don’t see the genie going back in this bottle any time soon.

  • Whatever the actual results of the election, the genie has been well and truly let out of the bottle.

  • And then one pencil drawing of my face, and one pencil drawing of the Genie from Aladdin.

  • So when Disney produced a sequel to Aladdin, Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie.

  • He claimed that his work as Genie was a favor to company, which he considered the “Rolls-Royce of animation.”

  • He still lives near Boston with Genie, his wife of some 45 years.

  • My understanding is that this artwork came first and was soon replaced with the “Sambo as a baby genie” motif.

  • The dolls do not talk; the little Genie that gave them their smile did not vouchsafe the gift of speech.

  • Then Iftikhar stepped to the edge of the parapet, and stood in his blazing dress—a very genie in mien and glory.

  • The words genius and genie are evidently cognate with the Arabian jinn, meaning a spirit.

  • The genie told him his command should be immediately obeyed, and disappeared.

  • "None at present," answered Aladdin, and then the genie disappeared.

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