| 单词 | water nymph |
| 释义 | water nymph (once / 64236 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY water nymph: water nymphs USAGE EXAMPLESWater nymphs don’t age like the rest of us, it turns out. New York Times(Dec 10, 2015) Meanwhile, Hylas wanders off on his own and, bending over a pool, is glimpsed by a water nymph. Washington Post(Nov 20, 2014) That opera ends with a water nymph delivering a kiss of death to the prince who once betrayed her. New York Times(Nov 10, 2014) 1 1n (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water Exp|Hypo|Hyper Lorelei a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction sea nymph (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus naiad(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains Calypso(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years Nereid(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus Oceanid(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys Sirena sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived nymph (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden 2n a fairy that inhabits water Syn|Hypo|Hyper water spirit, water sprite undine any of various female water spirits faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers 3n submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water 2Syn|Hyper naiad aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth n a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions Syn|Hyper Nymphaea odorata, fragrant water lily, pond lily water lily an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae |
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