genie
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ge·nie /ˈdʒiːni/ noun [countable] 1. RFa magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you call it 〔古代阿拉伯故事中的〕精灵，妖怪2. let the genie out of the bottle to do something that has a great and often bad effect on a situation, which can then never return to its previous state 把精灵放出魔瓶〔指做某事造成了无法挽回的严重后果〕
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genie• There is no genie to snap its fingers and whiplash me out of this world I am living in.• As a child of the 1960s and 1970s, the nuclear genie still looms large for me as a powerful analogy.• The creative genius of artist, composer, or writer is a kind of genie.• Well, when he has his own personal genie, he has options.• When they ran out of food, they asked the genie for more silver dishes, which they sold to buy food.• And then the genie told him about the magician disguised as the holy woman.• The princess passed on her request to Aladdin, who passed it on to the genie.• The genie is out of the bottle.Origin genie (1600-1700) French génie, from Arabic jinniyge·nie nounChineseSyllable
old a in stories magical creature Corpus Arabian
genie
ge‧nie /ˈdʒiːni/
noun [countable]
2. let the genie out of the bottle to do something that has a great and often bad effect on a situation, which can then never return to its previous state
ge‧nie /ˈdʒiːni/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: génie, from Arabic jinniy
1. a magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you call itLanguage: French
Origin: génie, from Arabic jinniy
2. let the genie out of the bottle to do something that has a great and often bad effect on a situation, which can then never return to its previous state