Harpy
['hɑːpɪ] or ['hɑrpi]
解释:
(noun.) large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America.
(noun.) any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman.
整理:肯尼思--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three.
(n.) One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
(n.) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).
(n.) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil.
手打:卡尔
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Duck-hawk, marsh-harrier, moor-buzzard (Circus æruginosus ).[2]. Extortioner, sharper, plunderer.
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解释:
n. (myth.) a rapacious and filthy monster with the body of a woman and the wings feet and claws of a bird of prey considered as a minister of the vengeance of the gods: (her.) a vulture with the head and breast of a woman: a South American eagle larger than the golden eagle and of great strength and rapacity: a rapacious person.
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例句:
- What a little harpy that woman from Hampshire is, Clump, Squills remarked, that has seized upon old Tilly Crawley. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- They built a wall between them and the world--Without, a thousand harpies raved, remorse and misery, expecting the destined moment for their invasion. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
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