| 单词 | odyssey |
| 释义 | odyssey (once / 16624 pages) n Ever since Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey told the story of warrior Odysseus’ ten-year journey home from Troy, odyssey has meant any epic journey. As with the word journey, odyssey has both a literal meaning and a figurative one. A cross-country drive in which your car breaks down can be an odyssey, but so can the journey from orientation to finals that is the freshman year of college. WORD FAMILYodyssey: odysseys USAGE EXAMPLESSequencing is only the first step in what doctors call the “diagnostic odyssey.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The manuscript’s odyssey — from its creation in Mexico to its recent arrival in Manhattan — is a tale laced with intrigue. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Their six-year odyssey turned the village of Dimock into a battleground over the nation’s shale drilling and hydraulic fracturing boom. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) n a long wandering and eventful journey Hyper journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another Odyssey (once / 5536 pages) n WORD FAMILY Odyssey: Odysseys USAGE EXAMPLESWoods also said Odyssey's data is not interacting correctly with other legal software in the system. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) There are “detox classics,” including epics like “The Odyssey,” and “detox-by-distraction” bundles of crime, romance or fantasy. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) The driver of the Honda Odyssey van told investigators what happened. Los Angeles Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy Exp epic, epic poem, epos, heroic poem a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
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