单词 | Gordian |
释义 | Gordian (once / 12455 pages) adj WORD FAMILY Gordian USAGE EXAMPLESSeeing cities as Gordian knots of geopolitics, he gathers an impressive range of case studies to bolster his analysis. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) Not only that, New York is also America’s densest city: its narrow, traffic jammed streets make collecting all that garbage a logistical Gordian knot. The Guardian(Oct 27, 2016) The Bush/Cheney hubris was the belief that, like the Gordian knot, it could all be untangled with a mighty sword-stroke of American military power. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) adj extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot' Syn complex complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。