Charybdis
[kə'ribdis]
解释:
(noun.) (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla.
乔迪校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.
整理:罗威娜
解释:
n. a dangerous whirlpool between Italy and Sicily and opposite to Scylla the two together providing a proverbial alternative of ruin hardly to be escaped.
奥德丽整理
例句:
- A great party of us were on deck smoking and making a noise, and waiting to see famous Scylla and Charybdis. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Nobody supposed he cared anything about an old fable like that of Scylla and Charybdis. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- He was in the Charybdis of passion, and must perforce circle and circle ever nearer round the fatal centre. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Why it's Scylla and Charybdis. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
编辑:桑德拉