词汇 | hydra |
释义 | hydra noun[ C ] uk /ˈhaɪ.drə/ us /ˈhaɪ.drə/ in ancient Greek stories, a creature with many heads that grew again when cut off(古希腊神话中头被斩去后会复生的)多头蛇 vitanovski/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a difficult problem that keeps returning难以根除的棘手问题 Mythological & legendary characters Abominable Snowman Anancy Andromeda Ares basilisk genie Hades hellhound Hera Hermes Janus siren sprite the sandman Thor unicorn vamp Venus Vesta Victoria You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Mythology: Greek & Roman myth Difficult things and people Examples of hydrahydra Selective disruption of gap junctional communication interferes with a patterning process in hydra. According to legend, if one of the hydra's heads was cut off, two more would grow in its place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The nervous systems of the radially symmetric organisms the ctenophores (comb jellies) and cnidarians (which include anemones, hydras, corals and jellyfish) consist of a diffuse nerve net. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We have heard a great deal about the frightful dangers of monopoly, about this hydra-headed monster, this tyrant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hydra-headed monster of nationalism is a rapacious beast which, when given the opportunity to feed, tends to devour peoples, populations and nations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, those challenges are diffuse and hydra-headed in their profusion—and they are likely to become more so as digital services come on stream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As soon as one false statement is knocked on the head then, like a hydra, another one appears and has to be refuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not have this at the moment: we have a hydra-headed structure for community regeneration, lifelong learning and family support. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one reads the citizens charter, one realises that it will spawn more charters than the hydra could grow heads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem of spurious qualifications is rather like dealing with a many-headed hydra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I look upon it as a thing like the hydra; you can knock off several heads but more spring up in their place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether the new clauses have created a hybrid or a hydra, but it seems that a third way is being sought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Television can be a hydra-headed monster and unless we cut off some of its heads from time to time, we shall be in danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will not think that we have now solved this hydra-headed problem, for it will go on until 1965 and thereafter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that the fertiliser industry is one great hydra-headed trust with which there is no competition is quite fanciful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of hydra These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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