| 英语单词 | labyrinth |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['læbərɪnθ] 美 ['læbərɪnθ] |
| 中文释义 | n.迷宫;难解的事件 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The old building was a labyrinth of dark corridors. (2) The Labyrinth sport no longer exists. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 那古老建筑是一座长廊纵横光线昏暗的迷宫。 (2) 迷宫运动不再存在。 |
| vocabulary简明 | 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. |
| vocabulary扩展 | 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." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]迷宫;迷阵 If you describe a place as a labyrinth, you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. [oft N [LITERARY 文]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]错综复杂的事物;千头万绪的局面;盘根错节的情况 If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated. [usu N [FORMAL 正式]
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