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litany n.连祷；冗长的陈述；连续 (1) 弥得尔顿博士对这种连祷俯首贴耳。(2) 他想解释，可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。(3) 有许多对这个事件未予答覆的疑问。(4) 电视新闻每天连续不断地报道爆炸和杀戮事件。 From Greek origins meaning "entreaty" or "supplication," litany often refers to certain long responsive petitions offered to God, particularly by practitioners of the Christian faith. For some reason, litany is usually used in reference to negative things — such as a litany of complaints or a litany of injuries.

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英 ['lɪtəni] 美 ['lɪtəni] (1) Dr. Middleton bowed to the litany.(2) He tried to offer an explanation,but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs.(3) There is a litany of unanswered questions surrounding the incident.(4) The television news was a daily litany of bombings and killings. If you've got a whole slew of complaints to get off your chest or requests to make, you've got yourself a litany — a long, drawn-out list. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]陈词滥调；枯燥冗长的陈述 If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere.   [usu with supp]  [disapproval]She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client.她站在门口，听他喋喋不休地抱怨她的客户。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]连祷；应答祈祷；启应祈祷 A litany is part of a church service in which the priest says a set group of words and the people reply, also using a set group of words.

英语单词	litany
英美音标	英 ['lɪtəni] 美 ['lɪtəni]
中文释义	n.连祷；冗长的陈述；连续
英语例句	(1) Dr. Middleton bowed to the litany. (2) He tried to offer an explanation,but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs. (3) There is a litany of unanswered questions surrounding the incident. (4) The television news was a daily litany of bombings and killings.
中文例句	(1) 弥得尔顿博士对这种连祷俯首贴耳。 (2) 他想解释，可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。 (3) 有许多对这个事件未予答覆的疑问。 (4) 电视新闻每天连续不断地报道爆炸和杀戮事件。
vocabulary简明	If you've got a whole slew of complaints to get off your chest or requests to make, you've got yourself a litany — a long, drawn-out list.
vocabulary扩展	From Greek origins meaning "entreaty" or "supplication," litany often refers to certain long responsive petitions offered to God, particularly by practitioners of the Christian faith. For some reason, litany is usually used in reference to negative things — such as a litany of complaints or a litany of injuries.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]陈词滥调；枯燥冗长的陈述 If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere. [usu with supp] [disapproval] She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client. 她站在门口，听他喋喋不休地抱怨她的客户。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]连祷；应答祈祷；启应祈祷 A litany is part of a church service in which the priest says a set group of words and the people reply, also using a set group of words.

Litany Complaints N Count 可数名词 Set Group 英 Lɪtəni] 美