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词汇 phoenix
释义 phoenix
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˈfiː.nɪks/ us /ˈfiː.nɪks/
in ancient stories, an imaginary bird that set fire to itself every 500 years and was born again, rising from its ashes (= the powder left after its body has been burned): 不死鸟,凤凰(古代传说中的一种假想鸟,每500年自焚后重生)
The town was bombed but was then rebuilt and rose from the ashes like a/the phoenix (= was just as good as before).饱受轰炸的城镇得到了重建,就像凤凰涅槃重生一样。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Mythological & legendary characters
Abominable Snowman
Anancy
Andromeda
Ares
basilisk
genie
Hades
hellhound
Hera
Hermes
Janus
siren
sprite
the sandman
unicorn
vamp
Venus
Vesta
Victoria
Zeus
Phoenix
noun
uk /ˈfiː.nɪks/ us /ˈfiː.nɪks/
the capital and largest city of the southwestern US state of Arizona: 菲尼克斯,凤凰城(美国亚利桑那州首府和最大城市)
He returned to Phoenix in mid-September.他于9月中旬回到凤凰城。
The laboratories are in Phoenix, Arizona.实验室位于亚利桑那州的凤凰城。
Being from Phoenix we know our margaritas.
Many motorists commute to central Phoenix.
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Towns & regions: city names & their inhabitants
Aberdeen
Aberdonian
Abidjan
Abu Dhabi
Abuja
Brisbane
Bristol
Brno
Brum
Brussels
Florence
Florentine
Fortaleza
Frankfort
Frankfurt am Main
Naples
Nashville
Neapolitan
New Orleans
New South Wales

Examples of phoenix


phoenix
Landscapes may be regarded as phoenixes, turtles or dragons, all having embodied specific meanings.
Why does this question continue to rise, phoenix-like, from its ashes?
Phoenix explores the construction of gendered and racialised identities of young boys through education.
The phoenix is roused and then tamed.
Mutuals have a strong track record in phoenix rescues of failing organisations—both social and business enterprises.
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However, the small pool of wax that it will leave behind may well give rise very shortly to a class of legislative phoenix.
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The new county rises phoenix-like from the ashes of the old county and county borough.
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Despite this impressive phoenix-like revival, the company continues to be treated with short shrift by the arts funding bodies.
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Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, redevelopment began.
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One of the problems in my constituency is that of phoenix companies.
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I recognise the support for action against phoenix directors.
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The phoenix syndrome of here today, gone tomorrow, businesses has spread.
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It remains to be seen whether a phoenix will rise from the ashes.
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That raises the question of the basis on which the phoenix schemes compete.
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Who is in charge of the phoenix operations?
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