1. 词义定义
Goblin是指欧洲民间传说中的小恶魔，通常形象为拥有尖耳朵、长鼻子和尖牙的小型生物。在现代英语中，goblin也可以指人类的行为或事物，比如指某个人的恶劣行为或某个事物的轮廓和形状。
2. 形容词和副词用法
在形容词和副词用法中，goblin通常用来形容某个事物神秘、吓人或者幽默。例如：
– The old house was filled with creaky floorboards and goblin shadows.（这座古老的房子里充满了嘎吱作响的地板和幽灵的阴影。）
– Her voice was eerily goblin-like as she told the scary story.（她的声音吓人地像是小鬼一样，讲述着恐怖的故事。）
– The goblin-shaped cake looked so cute and funny on the dessert table.（小巧玲珑的小鬼形蛋糕在甜点桌上看起来非常可爱和有趣。）
3. 动词用法
Goblin也可以用作动词，通常指或者搞。例如：
– Someone goblin-ed my wallet while I was distracted.（有人在我不注意的时候把我的钱包偷走了。）
– The mischievous kids goblin-ed the teacher’s desk while she was out of the clroom.（调皮的孩子们在老师离开教室时搞了她的桌子。）
4. 人名、电影和游戏
在现代文化中，goblin也经常被用作人名、电影或者游戏的名字。其中最著名的就是J.K.罗琳的小说《哈利·波特》中的小精灵角色Dobby the House Elf。
以下是几个中英例句：
– He had a goblin-like grin on his face as he counted his stolen loot.（他咧开嘴笑，像个小鬼一样数着他偷来的战利品。）
– The goblin-shaped cactus is named after its spiky and twisted appearance.（这种像小鬼一样形状的仙人掌是因为其多刺和扭曲的外形而得名。）
– Goblin is a popular Korean drama that tells the story of a goblin who seeks his own death.（《孤单又灿烂的神-鬼怪》是一部受欢迎的韩剧，讲述了一个寻求死亡的小鬼的故事。）
– The online game World of Warcraft has a playable goblin race with unique abilities.（网络游戏《魔兽世界》有一个可玩的小鬼种族，拥有独特的技能。）
– Dobby is one of the most beloved goblin characters in the Harry Potter series.（多比是《哈利·波特》系列中最受喜爱的小精灵角色之一。）
goblin的中文翻译是“小鬼”或“妖精”。
读音为：ˈɡɑb(ə)lɪn
例句：
1. The goblin was hiding in the shadows, waiting for its next victim.
这个小鬼躲在阴影里，等待着下一个受害者。
2. According to legend, the forest was home to a mischievous goblin who would play tricks on travelers.
根据传说，这片森林是一个调皮的小鬼的家，他会对旅行者恶作剧。
goblin在英语中代表”地精、顽皮的丑小鬼”的意思，还经常被翻译为小妖精，在线读音是[‘gɒblin]，goblin是一个英语名词，在《英语ABC实用语法词典》中，共找到82个与goblin相关的例句。
1.地精
例句:And Friar Fred drop-kicked a booing goblin. – Boo! (而爱薯条修士 把那个喝倒彩的小地精踢出了门)
2.顽皮的丑小鬼
例句:’If I was a comic character I would be like the Green Goblin flying around throwing pumpkin bombs. (‘如果饰演一个动画人物，我愿意当一个绿妖精，飞来飞去到处扔南瓜。’)
3.小妖精
例句:I have fought my way here to the castle… beyond the Goblin City… to take back the child… that you have stolen. (我终于到了这里 这个城堡… 在格布林鬼城那里… 找回了小孩…)
4.哥布林、小妖精
例句:It’s a book. I didn’t think reading it would unleash goblin fury, okay? (翻译:这只是本书，我有没想到 看了他会让这些妖精这么生气)
goblin一般作为名词使用，如在goblin shark([网络] 剑吻鲨；欧氏尖吻鲛；魔鬼鲨–加布林鲨)、goblin sharks([网络] 加布林鲨)、green goblin([网络] 绿魔；绿恶魔；绿妖精)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. I have fought my way here to the castle… beyond the Goblin City… to take back the child… that you have stolen. (翻译:我终于到了这里 这个城堡… 在格布林鬼城那里… 找回了小孩…)
2. It’s a book. I didn’t think reading it would unleash goblin fury, okay? (翻译:这只是本书，我有没想到 看了他会让这些妖精这么生气)
3. Only a goblin would recognize that this is the true sword of Gryffindor. (翻译:赝品的造诣相当高 只有妖精才能辨认出这把才是真正的格兰芬多之剑)
4. R, Sacrifice Goblin Legionnaire: Goblin Legionnaire deals 2 damage to target creature or player. (翻译:红，牺牲鬼怪军团兵：鬼怪军团兵对目标生物或玩家造成2点伤害。)
5. Remember the goblin that saved her from the accident? (翻译:当时救她一命的… 那个怪物一般的家伙)
6. It is believed that the 459 described species of goblin spiders are only about 20 percent of the total species. (翻译:人们认为，所描述的459种地精蜘蛛仅占总种类的20%。)
7. Goblin King, Goblin King, wherever you may be… take this child of mine far away from me! (翻译:格布林鬼城的国王格布林 鬼城的国王无论你是什么样… 把我的这个孩子带走吧 离我远远的)
8. The word seems likely to have been influenced bygoblin, but accounts of its origin are various and none are certain. (翻译:这个词看起来很有可能受了goblin一词的影响，但对其词源说法不一，莫衷一是。)
9. They will teach you two new emotes : Goblin Dance and Goblin Bow. (翻译:他们会教你两个新的表情图示：妖舞和妖低头。)
10. But the girl knew that the king of the goblins… would keep the baby in his castle forever and ever and ever… and turn it into a goblin. (翻译:但是女孩知道 格布林鬼城的国王… 会永远永远 把孩子留在城堡里… 并且把他变成个妖精)
11. Use this ability only if Goblin Vandal is attacking and unblocked and only once each turn. (翻译:你只能在莽撞鬼怪攻击且未被阻挡时使用此异能，且每回合只能使用一次。)
12. “And we’ll take the baby to the Goblin City… and you will be free.” (翻译:我们会把孩子 带到格布林鬼城… 你就自由了)
13. TALER: Hey, Elliott, where’s your goblin? (翻译:泰勒：嘿，艾略特，你的小妖怪在哪呀？ )
14. The vaults were reached by means of small, goblin-driven carts that sped along minature train tracks through the bank’s underground tunnels. (翻译:由小妖驾驶的小车在小型铁轨上穿梭飞驰，穿过银行的地下隧道到达各个保险库。)
15. Grom Hellscream: They must be the furbolgs the goblin spoke of. This will be a worthy battle! (翻译:格罗姆。地狱咆哮：它们就是哥布林所说的熊怪吧。值得一战！)
goblin作为名词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有s、goblins等。
