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augean stables

/ɔːˈdʒiːən ˈsteɪbəlz/

翻译: 源自希腊神话,指国王奥革阿斯的极其肮脏的牛厩,赫拉克勒斯在一天内将其清理干净。现代用法中比喻极其肮脏、腐败或积弊深重、需要大力整顿的局面或体系。

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/ɔːˈdʒiːən ˈsteɪbəlz/C2formal
  • zh源自希腊神话,指国王奥革阿斯的极其肮脏的牛厩,赫拉克勒斯在一天内将其清理干净。现代用法中比喻极其肮脏、腐败或积弊深重、需要大力整顿的局面或体系。

A phrase from Greek mythology referring to the extremely filthy stables of King Augeas, which Hercules cleaned in a single day. In modern usage, it describes a situation or system that is extremely dirty, corrupt, or in a state of severe neglect requiring major effort to clean or reform.

  1. Augean StablesC2formal

    A reference to a Greek myth about the extremely dirty stables of King Augeas, which Hercules cleaned in a single day by diverting a river. Used metaphorically to describe a place or situation that is extremely dirty, corrupt, or in need of a major cleanup.

    zh奥吉亚斯牛圈

    • The new manager had to clean the Augean stables of the company's corrupt accounting practices.
    • The city's bureaucracy was an Augean stable of inefficiency and red tape.
    • Reforming the outdated legal system felt like trying to clean the Augean stables.