the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
双语例句
1. As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.
作为国际汽车大奖赛的车手，随时都有可能发生事故。
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2. The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.
高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上.
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3. Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.
失业犹如达摩克里斯剑, 随时都在威胁着工人.
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4. That is like the sword of Damocles over his head.
那事仿佛利剑悬在他的头上,使他恐惧不安.
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5. The author holds that information disclosure is the Damocles sword of franchising.
笔者认为,信息披露是特许经营中的“达摩克里斯之剑”.
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用作名词 (n.)
The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles. 高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上。
