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broomstick

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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broom·stick /ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-/ noun [countable]  DHCa broom with a long handle and thin sticks tied at one end that a witch is supposed to fly on in stories 〔童话中女巫飞行骑坐的〕长柄扫帚
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broomstickAn hour later, a broomstick settled gently on the lawn.She once bared her backside to a crowd and once measured the private parts of three sailors with a broomstick.It was probably this practice that gave rise to the popular image of witches flying on broomsticks.Mildred took her suitcase from the back of the broomstick which was hovering politely, waiting for the next command.He seized the broomstick between his strong teeth and began to leap about, trying to wrest it from Angela's grasp.The broomstick bounded forward and soon left the rooks behind.The broomstick dipped and then dived towards a dark wood of tall elms and flew over the tops.The broomstick dipped its twiggy end and soared upward like a rocket.
broom·stick nounChineseSyllable
a a sticks with broom thin handle and Corpus long


broomstick
broomstick /ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-/ noun [countable]

a broom with a long handle and thin sticks tied at one end that a witch is supposed to fly on in stories


broom·stickBrE /ˈbruːmstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbruːmstɪk/ 🔊 nouna broom with a long handle and small thin sticks at the end, or the handle of a broom . In stories witches(= women with evil magic powers) ride through the air on broomsticks. 长柄扫帚;扫帚柄(传说中女巫用以飞行)