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tantalus

/ˈtæn.tə.ləs/

翻译: 希腊神话中的专有名词,指邪恶的国王、宙斯之子坦塔洛斯,他在地府受罚站在水中,欲饮则水退,欲摘果则果退。

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noun

/ˈtæn.tə.ləs/C1formal
  • zh希腊神话中的专有名词,指邪恶的国王、宙斯之子坦塔洛斯,他在地府受罚站在水中,欲饮则水退,欲摘果则果退。

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to a wicked king and son of Zeus, condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it.

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  1. Mythological figureC1formal

    In Greek mythology, a king who was punished in the underworld by being forced to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and under fruit that moved away when he reached for it.

    zh坦塔洛斯

    • Tantalus was condemned to eternal hunger and thirst in Tartarus.
    • The story of Tantalus illustrates the concept of unattainable desires.
    • Zeus punished Tantalus for his crimes against the gods.
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  • tantaluses plural form
  • tantaluses' possessive plural form
  • tantalus's possessive singular form