单词 | Augean |
释义 | Augean (once / 36368 pages) adj WORD FAMILY Augean USAGE EXAMPLESSince then, he has performed many labors: cleaned out the Augean Stables using only his bare hands — good practice for Trump news conferences. Washington Post(Jul 01, 2016) Cleaning Nigeria's equivalent of the fantastically filthy Augean stables of Greek myth is certainly not a one-year job. BBC(May 26, 2016) Ridding Greece of its endemic political patronage and corruption will take a "Herculean effort," similar to cleaning the "Augean stables." Los Angeles Times(Jul 22, 2015) adj extremely filthy from long neglect Syn dirty, soiled, unclean soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime |
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