banshee/bænˈʃi:; ?@ ˈbænʃi:; `bænʃi/ n(esp Irish 尤用於爱尔兰) female spirit with a distinctive wail, thought by some to warn of death in a house 报丧女妖（以特有的哭声预示某家有丧事）.
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