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单词
sphinx
释义
sphinx
sphinx
,
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.
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