英语词汇“leviathan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	leviathan
释义	Trends of leviathan View usage for: leviathan (lɪvaɪəθən) Word forms: plural leviathans countable noun [usually singular] A leviathan is something which is extremely large and difficult to control, and which you find rather frightening. [literary] Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggledon into the twentieth century. Synonyms: monster, whale, mammoth, Titan More Synonyms of leviathan leviathan in British English (lɪˈvaɪəθən) noun 1. Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster 2. any huge or powerful thing Word origin C14: from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew liwyāthān, of obscure origin leviathan in American English (ləˈvaɪəθən) noun 1. Bible a sea monster, variously thought of as a reptile or a whale 2. anything huge or very powerful Word origin ME < LL(Ec) < Heb liwyāthān < base akin to Akkadian lawū, to surround, Ar liyatu, snake Examples of 'leviathan' in a sentence leviathan Not every Frenchman will welcome the sight of such a leviathan trailing Union flags to the gates of Paris. Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2004) For over an hour they tracked the leviathan on its journey -eastwards, their faces warmed by the rising sun. Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004) I left her exploring and made the coffee before steering her away from the leviathan in the back. James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2004) One of the tendrils touched the tip of one of the leviathan 's tentacles. Kara Dalkey WATER BOOK TWO: REUNION (2004) (noun) in the sense of monster Definition any huge or powerful thing It's a leviathan of a book. Synonyms monster He said he'd hooked a real monster of a fish. whale mammoth Titan hulk colossus behemoth The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. Additional synonyms in the sense of behemoth Definition a huge person or thing The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. Synonyms giant, monster, mammoth, titan, Hercules, colossus, leviathan, Brobdingnagian Nearby words of leviathan level-headed lever leverage leviathan levity levy lewd Synonyms of 'leviathan' leviathan Explore 'leviathan' in the dictionary
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