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单词	sphinx
释义	sphinxsphinx, Sphinx /sfɪŋks/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Behind them, the huge ugly building crouched like a sphinx, purring through iron tonsils. His sometimes enigmatic expression and behaviour were likened to that of the sphinx in cartoonists' caricatures. I was surprised, therefore, to find three sphinx caterpillars still feeding on the ash sapling next to the cabin. Luxor, built in the shape of a pyramid, complete with a sphinx out front. Mrs Nina Pender was less a pseud than a sphinx. Or a monstrous mysterious sphinx, aloof from all that lives. Phalle made a sphinx, which also served as her home over the several years of work on the project. She sat in the sphinx position, with her eyes closed. word sets WORD SETS► Mythology centaur, nounchimera, nounCyclops, noundeity, noundemigod, nounfaun, noungod, noungriffin, noungryphon, nounHades, nounlegend, nounlotus, nounmyth, nounmythic, adjectivemythical, adjectivenymph, nounoracle, nounsaga, nounsatyr, nounsphinx, nounwyvern, noun an ancient Egyptian image of a lion with a human head, lying down
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