单词 | Charybdis |
释义 | Charybdis (once / 11431 pages) n WORD FAMILY Charybdis: Charybdises 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 ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla Hyper maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
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