n. 1 magpie (bird of ill omen) 鹊。
△3H.VI.5.6.47: “The raven rooked her on the chimney’s top,/ And chattering pies in dismal discords sung;”乌鸦蹲在烟囱顶上,吱吱喳喳的山鹊叫出凶险的噪音。
pie
n. 2 a quantity of meat,fruit,or other food bakedwithin or under a crust of paste 馅饼。
△H.VIII.1.1.52: “No man’s pie is freed / From his ambitious fin-ger.”(“To have a finger in every pie”: to interfereand have influence everywhere.)不管什么人的事情,他都要插上一手。
pie[pai]
n.馅饼,馅饼状物,混杂活字
◇have a finger in the pie参与其事
‖ pie chart 圆形分格统计图表
pie diagram圆形图