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词汇 magic wand
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Definition of magic wand in English:

magic wand

noun
  • 1A rod used in casting magic spells or performing conjuring tricks.

    with a swish of her magic wand, the Fairy Godmother transforms Cinderella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local chief was a painfully thin traditional medicine man in suit and tie, his beaded magic wand by his side.
    • The staff of Asclepias, which can be traced back to the magic wand of the early Egyptians and Moses, depicts a single serpent twined around it.
    • If this pen was a magic wand and you could do anything you wanted, what would you do?
    • The Emperor rules with the aid of a magic wand which appears to turn his subjects into puppets, or at least easy subjects for mind-control.
    • Harry Potter gear is heavy on magic wands, cauldrons and broomsticks - one set includes plastic rats, frogs and a book of spells.
    • Opening the package reveals a Wand Changer, spell book, and a magic wand.
    • At parties and restaurants, magicians prefer to work without their standard tailcoat, top hat or magic wand.
    • In the opening stood Nembi, holding a magic wand.
    • Potter must now learn the ins and outs of a magic wand while attaining skills as a broom rider.
    • Turning the magic wand into silk scarves and pulling out a bunch of flowers from a hollow pipe that enclosed a lit candle were some of his acts that won thunderous applause.
    • The box contains tricks using die, cup and ball, a disappearing beer bottle and coin, together with a wooden magic wand.
    1. 1.1 Used in reference to the finding of a simple solution to an difficult problem.
      you can't simply wave a magic wand and produce a few million more jobs just like that
      the funding we have been allocated will not act as a magic wand
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Changing a manager is not a magic wand.
      • Of course there is no magic wand that can bring back full employment.
      • You just can't wave a magic wand and make things happen over night.
      • I wish I could wave a magic wand and tell you there was a short cut but for me, I have to train hard to look good.
      • I do not mean to belittle your comments but there is no magic wand.
      • They think that just because they pay fees, the teachers will wave a magic wand so that their children achieve top grades.
      • These are very tough times and I can't promise to wave a magic wand to get rid of the problem.
      • But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand?
      • "I keep saying to the players there's not a magic wand, there's no secret formula - it's a matter of working hard."
      • Did that physio have a magic wand?
      • It's frankly naive to believe that simply by abolishing 15-minute slots a magic wand will have been waved, and improvements automatically achieved in our care services.
      • Regulating derivatives won't be the magic wand that prevents another financial crash.

Definition of magic wand in US English:

magic wand

noun
  • 1A rod used in casting magic spells or performing conjuring tricks.

    with a swish of her magic wand, the Fairy Godmother transforms Cinderella
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At parties and restaurants, magicians prefer to work without their standard tailcoat, top hat or magic wand.
    • The staff of Asclepias, which can be traced back to the magic wand of the early Egyptians and Moses, depicts a single serpent twined around it.
    • Potter must now learn the ins and outs of a magic wand while attaining skills as a broom rider.
    • The Emperor rules with the aid of a magic wand which appears to turn his subjects into puppets, or at least easy subjects for mind-control.
    • Turning the magic wand into silk scarves and pulling out a bunch of flowers from a hollow pipe that enclosed a lit candle were some of his acts that won thunderous applause.
    • The box contains tricks using die, cup and ball, a disappearing beer bottle and coin, together with a wooden magic wand.
    • Harry Potter gear is heavy on magic wands, cauldrons and broomsticks - one set includes plastic rats, frogs and a book of spells.
    • The local chief was a painfully thin traditional medicine man in suit and tie, his beaded magic wand by his side.
    • If this pen was a magic wand and you could do anything you wanted, what would you do?
    • In the opening stood Nembi, holding a magic wand.
    • Opening the package reveals a Wand Changer, spell book, and a magic wand.
    1. 1.1 Used in reference to the finding of a simple solution to an difficult problem.
      you can't simply wave a magic wand and produce a few million more jobs just like that
      the funding we have been allocated will not act as a magic wand
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's frankly naive to believe that simply by abolishing 15-minute slots a magic wand will have been waved, and improvements automatically achieved in our care services.
      • They think that just because they pay fees, the teachers will wave a magic wand so that their children achieve top grades.
      • But how would we shape the future if we could wave a magic wand?
      • Regulating derivatives won't be the magic wand that prevents another financial crash.
      • Did that physio have a magic wand?
      • "I keep saying to the players there's not a magic wand, there's no secret formula - it's a matter of working hard."
      • Of course there is no magic wand that can bring back full employment.
      • These are very tough times and I can't promise to wave a magic wand to get rid of the problem.
      • I wish I could wave a magic wand and tell you there was a short cut but for me, I have to train hard to look good.
      • You just can't wave a magic wand and make things happen over night.
      • Changing a manager is not a magic wand.
      • I do not mean to belittle your comments but there is no magic wand.
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