| 单词 | labyrinth |
| 释义 | labyrinth (once / 1492 pages) n A labyrinth is a structure with many connected paths or passages in which it is hard to find your way. In figurative use, a labyrinth is a complicated situation: our tax code is a labyrinth of rules and regulations. In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was the structure built for King Minos of Crete to confine the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The word maze is a near synonym for labyrinth, and is also used figuratively, as in, "After war broke out, trying to figure out how to get a visa to leave the country was like navigating a maze, a veritable labyrinth of wrong turns and false hope." WORD FAMILYlabyrinth: labyrinthian, labyrinths USAGE EXAMPLESIf you see Feminism in that labyrinth of heaven, please say hi to her for me. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) In “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” the Mexican poet Octavio Paz described his country’s revolution as an existential event, liberating and channeling enormous energies of self-discovery. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) When he was able to return home, life was still a labyrinth of complications. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost Syn|Exp|Hyper maze Labyrinth of Minos a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity 2n a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium Syn|Hyper inner ear, internal ear receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
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