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sphinxes

英[sfɪŋks] 美[sfɪŋks]
  • n.狮身人面像;谜一样的人
sphinxes

详细释义

Noun:
  1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

  2. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

  3. one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

双语例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
      雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
    2. She was the picture of a serene and exquisite but impenetrable sphinx.
      她看上去就象一尊非常安详精致、但又高深莫测的狮身人面像。
    3. The Great Sphinx faces east and houses a small temple between its paws.
      大狮身人面像面朝东方,爪子之间建有一座小的寺庙。
    4. I've always found her rather sphinx-like.
      我总觉得她像个谜一样,难以捉摸。
    5. It's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.
      这个问题和司芬克思谜一样令人费解。
    6. As the puzzle, like the Sphinx, it is difficult to answer!
      这谜题却如同斯芬克斯的问题,想找答案难上加难!

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