| 单词 | clash of titans |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclash of (the) Titans clash of (the) Titans: a contest between powerful and evenly matched people, groups, forces, etc.; an epic or titanic struggle. Frequently in somewhat hyperbolical use, esp. in sporting contexts. [With allusion to the battle of the Titans in Greek mythology (Hellenistic Greek Τιτανομαχία : see Titanomachy n.).] The phrase was popularized by the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. ΚΠ 1904 National Mag. Apr. 80/1 It is not the struggle of a giant and a pigmy; it is the mighty clash of Titans. 1927 Social Forces 6 203/1 In the presence of this clash of the titans it is nothing short of pitiful to see a bewildered adolescent intellectualism. 1964 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. 30/6 This had to be the most amazing baseball turnout of the season. Naturally enough..the clash of the titans was postponed. 1996 Daily Star 26 Feb. 40/1 United blitzed Bolton 6–0 to set up a clash of the titans with Kevin Keegan's Magpies at St James's Park next Monday. 2009 V. Bzdek Kennedy Legacy vi. 86 Bobby foresaw a clash of the titans in the White House between his strong-willed brother and him. < as lemmas |
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