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magic wand

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌmagic ˈwand noun [countable]  1. APa stick used by a magician 魔杖2 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMa way to solve problems or difficulties immediately – used humorously 魔棒〔指立刻解决问题或困难的方法;幽默用法〕 I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make everything all right. 真希望我能一挥魔棒,就把一切都变好了。
Examples from the Corpus
magic wandEqually, nobody to whom I have spoken thinks that decommissioning is a magic wand.If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.Don't wait for life to wave its magic wand and make you joyful.But in real life, there is no magic wand which turns us into the parents we long to become.And we accept that there is no magic wand which can be waved to provide a million jobs overnight.The magic wand of his personality became the national ramrod.wave a magic wandI ask, if you could wave a magic wand, what would your life look like?If that is true, he is waving a magic wand with a sledgehammer on the end.The city council can't wave a magic wand and make taxes disappear.
ˌmagic ˈwand nounChineseSyllable
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magic wand
ˌmagic ˈwand noun [countable]
1. a stick used by a magician
2. a way to solve problems or difficulties immediately – used humorously:
    I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make everything all right.


magic wandBrE /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɒnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɑːnd/ 🔊 noun = wand (1) I wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything all right again. 真希望我能魔杖一挥使一切又都好起来。🔊🔊