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单词
sphinx
释义
sphinx
sphinx
,
Sphinx
/
sfɪŋks
/
noun
[countable]
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Behind them, the huge ugly building crouched like a
sphinx
, purring through iron tonsils.
His sometimes enigmatic expression and behaviour were likened to that of the
sphinx
in cartoonists' caricatures.
I was surprised, therefore, to find three
sphinx
caterpillars still feeding on the ash sapling next to the cabin.
Luxor, built in the shape of a pyramid, complete with a
sphinx
out front.
Mrs Nina Pender was less a pseud than a
sphinx
.
Or a monstrous mysterious
sphinx
, aloof from all that lives.
Phalle made a
sphinx
, which also served as her home over the several years of work on the project.
She sat in the
sphinx
position, with her eyes closed.
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Mythology
centaur,
noun
chimera,
noun
Cyclops,
noun
deity,
noun
demigod,
noun
faun,
noun
god,
noun
griffin,
noun
gryphon,
noun
Hades,
noun
legend,
noun
lotus,
noun
myth,
noun
mythic,
adjective
mythical,
adjective
nymph,
noun
oracle,
noun
saga,
noun
satyr,
noun
sphinx,
noun
wyvern,
noun
an ancient Egyptian image of a lion with a human head, lying down
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rainy
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raised
raisin
raison d'être
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rajah
Rajneesh, Bagwan
rake
rake-off
rakish
rakishly
Raleigh, Sir Walter
rally
rallying cry
rallying point
RAM
ram
Ramadan
Ramakrishna
Rambert Dance Company
ramble
Rambler
rambler
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