sphinxes
英[sfɪŋks]
美[sfɪŋks]
Noun:
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an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
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(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
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one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
用作名词 (n.)
- The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
- She was the picture of a serene and exquisite but impenetrable sphinx.
她看上去就象一尊非常安详精致、但又高深莫测的狮身人面像。
- The Great Sphinx faces east and houses a small temple between its paws.
大狮身人面像面朝东方，爪子之间建有一座小的寺庙。
- I've always found her rather sphinx-like.
我总觉得她像个谜一样，难以捉摸。
- It's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.
这个问题和司芬克思谜一样令人费解。
- As the puzzle, like the Sphinx, it is difficult to answer!
这谜题却如同斯芬克斯的问题,想找答案难上加难!
