ma‧gic 1 W3 / mædʒɪk / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 the power to make impossible things happen by saying special words or doing special actions :

Do you believe in magic? → black magic , white magic

2 a special, attractive, or exciting quality :

Paris has lost some of its magic for me over the years.

magic of

the magic of Christmas

3 the skill of doing tricks that look like magic in order to entertain people, or the tricks that are done 同义词 conjuring

4 like magic/as if by magic in a surprising way that seems impossible to explain :

As if by magic the waiter suddenly appeared with a tray of drinks.

5 work/weave your magic if something or someone works or weaves their magic, they produce a good change or effect in a way that they are often able to do :

The warm weather and the beautiful scenery began to work their magic and she started to relax.

6 work like magic to be very effective

COLLOCATIONS

动词

do magic In the story, the children are not allowed to do magic out of school.

work magic (= do magic ) What do you expect me to do? I can’t work magic!

use magic By using magic, he can order the ghost of any dead person to be his servant.

形容词

black magic (= intended to harm people ) The candles had been used for black magic.

ancient magic The place seemed full of shadows and ancient magic.

strong/powerful magic Her fingers moved to make the sign that protected against strong magic.

THESAURUS

magic 名词 [不可数名词] the power to make impossible things happen, by saying special words or doing special actions : In the story, she uses magic to turn him into a frog. | Local people believe that he can heal wounds and illnesses using magic.

witchcraft 名词 [不可数名词] the use of magic, usually to do bad things : Hundreds of women were accused of witchcraft in the 1600s.

spell 名词 [可数名词] a special set of words or actions that are used to make something happen by magic : a magic spell | An evil witch cast a spell on him (= said a special set of words or did a special series of actions, in order to make something happen to someone by magic ) , turning him into a beast.

curse ( also hex American English ) 名词 [可数名词] something that makes someone or something have bad luck : The house seemed to have a curse on it. | People believed the pharaoh would put a curse on (= use magic to make them have bad luck ) anyone who broke into the tomb. | She believed her former husband had put a hex on her.

the occult mysterious powers and events that involve magic and spirits : He was very interested in the occult.

voodoo 名词 [不可数名词] magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion : a voodoo curse | In Haiti, the people still practice voodoo.