| 词汇 | leviathan |
| 释义 | leviathan noun[ C ] literaryuk /ləˈvaɪə.θən/ us /ləˈvaɪə.θən/ something or someone that is extremely large and powerful: 庞然大物；巨人，强者 The US is seen as an economic leviathan.美国被视为经济巨人。 People in charge of or controlling other people acephalous administrator anti-management authority bureaucrat controller council counter-power dean deputy mistress movers and shakers multi-headed officer officialdom tsar vice presidency vice president vicegerency vicegerent Examples of leviathanleviathan Most people who approach this operatic leviathan via recordings find it an oppressive bore. The biggest risk is that it is seen as, or actually becomes, a bureaucratic leviathan. I have not yet discovered the best way to tackle this leviathan. Australian historiography in the 1980s was profoundly affected by the leviathan shadow of the national bicentenary. Industrialization turned prosperous peers into leviathans of wealth. Leviathan's rights-based theory of sovereignty and interest-based theory of political obligation had similar foundational principles. In 1983, we tried to do something with the leviathan—and yes, you are right, it did not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be in the business of creating endless giant leviathans manned by armies of bureaucrats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They saw their friends going in leviathans across the sea to settle in other lands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet again, to the pedestrian on the sidewalks, the passage of these modern leviathans at any speed is a considerable danger factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, we are a part—albeit a small part —of the business of trying to keep the leviathan of public spending under control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our proposal would help to transform the leviathan state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are the defenders of the rights of the individual, and the opponents of the leviathan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that was a rather better metaphor than the leviathan that we have mentioned so many times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to be clear that we are creating a leviathan—an institution of unprecedented power and authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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