| 单词 | labyrinth |
| 释义 | labyrinth (læbɪrɪnθ ) Word forms: labyrinths 1. countable noun If you describe a place as a labyrinth, you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. [literary] ...the labyrinth of corridors. [+ of] 2. countable noun If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated. [formal] ...a labyrinth of conflicting political and sociological interpretations. [+ of] Synonyms: intricacy, puzzle, complexity, riddle Collocations: labyrinth of tunnels Under our boots the ice hides a labyrinth of tunnels, complex caves and trickling fresh glacial water. Times, Sunday Times All are connected by a labyrinth of tunnels. Christianity Today Visitors will soon be able to see more secrets that lie below the island's surface as there are plans to open up other parts of the 10½mile labyrinth of tunnels. The Sun Once inside, seven more doors barred entrance to a labyrinth of tunnels and storage rooms before leading to the spot where his secret family were held captive. The Sun Far from a labyrinth of tunnels, there are just three small entrances. Times, Sunday Times And going somewhere where you don't have to be on the run, or sneak in through the kitchen or the underground labyrinth of the hotel. Times, Sunday Times This forced citizens to raise the city an entire storey to the level at which it lies today, creating an underground labyrinth. The Sun Armed with the novel gift of dynamite from the miners' market, we visited one underground labyrinth. Times, Sunday Times When the tunnels reached substructure, they then followed the contour of the structure, and eventually the various tunnels created an underground labyrinth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He constructed an underground labyrinth beneath the castle, built a dangerous fortress, and planned to rule the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walk the labyrinth this weekend before the garden closes for winter. Times, Sunday Times Walking a labyrinth seems an ordinary way to turn from the digital noise. Christianity Today Walking a labyrinth can be a metaphor for life full of unexpected twists and sudden changes in direction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 迷宫 Japanese: 迷路 |
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