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Odyssey Journey Epic 英 ɒdəsi] 美 ɑːdəsi N.远行;长途冒险旅行 N.奥德赛(希腊史诗

英语单词 odyssey
英美音标 英 ['ɒdəsi] 美 ['ɑːdəsi]
中文释义 n.远行;长途冒险旅行
n.奥德赛(希腊史诗)
英语例句 (1) Odyssey does not carry instruments that can search for life on Mars.
(2) Greek Epic poet,two of the greatest works in Western literature,the Iliad and the Odyssey,are attributed to him.
中文例句 (1) 奥德赛号没有携带可以探索火星存在生物的仪器。
(2) 荷马希腊史诗作者创作了西方文学最伟大的两部作品伊利亚特和奥德赛。
vocabulary简明 Ever since Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey told the story of warrior Odysseus’ ten-year journey home from Troy, odyssey has meant any epic journey.
vocabulary扩展 As with the word journey, odyssey has both a literal meaning and a figurative one. A cross-country drive in which your car breaks down can be an odyssey, but so can the journey from orientation to finals that is the freshman year of college.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]漫长而又刺激的行程 An odyssey is a long exciting journey on which a lot of things happen.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.

    去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。

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