Damocles

英[ˈdæməkli:z]
美[ˈdæməˌkliz]

基本释义

n.
达摩克利斯,为叙拉古(Syracuse)暴君Dionysius的宠信

实用例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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Damocles loved wealth and pleasure and envied the life of his master.

他沉湎酒色.醉心财富,妒忌其主人的生活.

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SEE Sword of Damocles Subforum for more information.

见达摩克利斯之剑Subforum获取更多信息.

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The likelihood of lay - offs has been a sword of Damocles over the department for months.

部门可能要裁员的消息让这几个月来每个人都提心吊胆.

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For consumers, this is hanging over their heads on the sword of Damocles.

对消费者而言, 这无疑是悬在头顶上的达摩克利斯之剑.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. 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)

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