large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America 同义词:harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja,
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes 同义词:harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat,
a malicious woman with a fierce temper 同义词:vixen, hellcat,
In Greek mythology, a harpy (, harpyia, ; ) was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineus. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the Greek word harpazein (?ρπ?ζειν), which means "to snatch".
例句与用法
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To their utter amazement, this seeming harpy spoke to them . 叫他们大吃一惊的是,这个看来象个鸟身女妖的东西竟跟他们说起话来。
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Whenever a meal was placed before him, the harpies darted down from the air and carried it off . 只要膳食出现,哈耳庇埃们就俯冲下去把食物取走。
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You may discern by a certain fitful glare of the eye and sharp curve of the nose which manifest their descent from the ancient harpies . 你可以从他们那种闪闪发亮的目光和弯钩的鼻子看得出来,他们就是古代哈比的后裔。
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What a wicked old harpy you really are 你原来是个多么邪恶的老女妖啊!
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" ghouls and harpies ! " brissenden snapped out with clicking teeth “吃死人的僵尸,女身鸟爪怪! ”
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And i ' ll have as many sons as i want and there ' s nothing you or your harpy mother could do about it 我想要多少儿子就能有多少你和你那个妖精妈妈什么也做不了
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Mourners came out through the gates : woman and a girl . leanjawed harpy , hard woman at a bargain , her bonnet awry 妇女的相貌刁悍,尖下巴颏儿,看上去是个胡乱讨价还价的那号人,歪戴着一顶软帽。
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Brought back to unlived by a vicious harpy queen , this once proud wyvern was turn into a visage of his former self 他曾是一只高傲的翼龙,由于被恶毒的鸟身女妖女王以非生命的型态带回尘世,而转变为拥有过去外型的米里吉。
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All on white horses are not princes , they may be buddhist priests instead . all with wings are not angels , they are harpies sometimes 骑白马的不一定就是白马王子,也有可能是唐僧;长翅膀的不一定就是天使,也有可能是雷震子。
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Body burner : its never been done you know . sooner or later , the harpies will bring whats left of you , back for me to burn 焚尸人: “这从来都没人能征服过,你知道。不论是早是晚,那些鸟身女妖会带着你的残骸,带到这儿,让我焚烧。 ”