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单词 sphinx
释义
sphinxsphinx, Sphinx /sfɪŋks/ noun [countable] Examples
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  • 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
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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