damocles
英['dæməkliːz]
美['dæməkliːz]
- n. [希神]达摩克里斯(Syracuse的国王Dionysius的臣下)
详细释义
Noun:
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the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
双语例句
- 1. As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.
- 作为国际汽车大奖赛的车手，随时都有可能发生事故。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.
- 高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上.
来自互联网
- 3. Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.
- 失业犹如达摩克里斯剑, 随时都在威胁着工人.
来自互联网
- 4. That is like the sword of Damocles over his head.
- 那事仿佛利剑悬在他的头上,使他恐惧不安.
来自互联网
- 5. The author holds that information disclosure is the Damocles sword of franchising.
- 笔者认为,信息披露是特许经营中的“达摩克里斯之剑”.
来自互联网
- The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.
高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
- sword of damocles 临头的危险
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