1. Believe me, we hobgoblins did our share of mischief—unhinging gates, smashing pumpkins, soaping the library windows with cartoon demons. 相信我，我们妖怪也有恶作剧的份儿——把门拉开，把南瓜砸碎，用肥皂在图书馆窗玻璃上画卡通魔鬼。
2. For one moment he had relaxed and fancies had burrowed through like mice or hobgoblins. 他一时放松了警惕，幻想便象老鼠或者妖精似的乘虚而入。
3. Europe's central bank may prize consistency, but it still has other hobgoblins to deal with. 欧洲央行可能很重视一致性，但它仍旧要应付其他各种问题。
4. In that sense, they paled next to the female hobgoblins, who were both as cunning as crows and as fierce as bobcats. 这方面，她们与女妖怪相形见绌，后者狡猾似乌鸦，凶猛如山猫。
5. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role. 正如精神信仰藏减弱，衣像妖怪，鬼魂的实践，和女巫仪式上的作用更加了。
