词汇 | dragon |
释义 | dragon noun[ C ] uk /ˈdræɡ.ən/ us /ˈdræɡ.ən/ dragonnoun[C] (ANIMAL)a large, frightening imaginary animal, often represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth龙 jgroup/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages any of various types of large lizard(大型)蜥蜴 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: Reptile & amphibian names dragonnoun[C] (INSULT)sometimes offensive an insulting word for a person, especially a woman, who is considered frightening and unpleasant dragon | American Dictionarydragon noun[ C ] us/ˈdræɡ·ən/ a large, fierce, imaginary animal, usually represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth Examples of dragondragon The capitals are carved diversely with human figures, animals and dragons. Furthermore, she appeared to self-correct primarily on the basis of semantic information (dragons do not bark). Like dragons, the machines threaten the human imagination by controlling the workers. The heroes include warriors and minstrels, merchants and vagabonds, but also such fantastic symbols of nature as dragons and mermaids. Beyond this point there may be dragons: developing general theory in music therapy. Landscapes may be regarded as phoenixes, turtles or dragons, all having embodied specific meanings. Others are more snake-like, with a dragon's head. Popular belief held that rivers were inhabited by demons and spirits who took physical form as dragons, snakes, or other strange water creatures. Two characters are then shown complaining about the dragon's snoring, before plotting to wake him up by means of one of the six verb actions. The night procession, which included two silk dragons lit up from inside, was over one mile long. He managed to sever segments of the dragon's body which his dog took away in its mouth. Then, too, new versions of imperialism seem to be springing up, as if from the dragon's teeth of the old. Other authors could not resist the dramatic power of a struggle with dragons. The pavilion has a projected hip-and-gable roof supported by two columns decorated with carved entwining dragons. Instead of mysterious caves, dragons, and romanticized heroes, fantastic factory floors, gigantic machines, and larger than life machinists confront the audience. See all examples of dragon 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. Collocations withdragondragonThese are words often used in combination with dragon. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. bronze dragon Unlike the gold or bronze dragon, the silver dragon does not usually go out of its way to bring justice on the world. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. dragon boat It is the local organizer of dragon boat races. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. dragon egg In the beginning the player receives a dragonegg and has to take care of it by heating it up or cooling it down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. See all collocations with dragon |
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