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单词 charybdis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Cha•ryb•dis  (kə rib′dis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily. Modern, Galofalo, Garofalo. 
  2. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis. Cf. Scylla (def. 2).
Cha•ryb′di•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Charybdis /kəˈrɪbdɪs/ n
  1. a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
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