| 单词 | Scylla |
| 释义 | Scylla (once / 8455 pages) n WORD FAMILY Scylla: Scyllas USAGE EXAMPLESBetween this Scylla and Charybdis I would like to offer a third option. Slate(Nov 29, 2016) “Only way into the Sea of Monsters. Straight between Charybdis and her sister Scylla.” Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters(2006) Charybdis drowns you, and Scylla bites you in the butt. Washington Post(May 26, 2016) n (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait Exp mythical being an imaginary being of myth or fable |
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