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mannikin

/man-i-kin/US // ˈmæn ɪ kɪn //UK // (ˈmænɪkɪn) //

人面兽心,曼尼卡,人参

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : manikin.
    • : any of several estrildine finches of the genus Lonchura, of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, often kept as cage birds.

Examples

  • One night, as he was thus amusing himself, a mannikin came up to him and offered him drink in a silver-gilt beaker.

  • To hail the coming of spring they made a figure of May, a mannikin of flowers and foliage.

  • It seems to me a foul annoyance to wade across the strait to thee, and wet my garments: but I will pay thee, mannikin!

  • The Mannikin said, ‘My business is with your father, and not with you.’

  • Then the Mannikin pulled out a little whistle and blew on it.