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swordBrE /sɔːd/NAmE /sɔːrd/ nouna weapon with a long metal blade and a handle 剑；刀◆to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out of/put it into its cover) 拔剑；把剑插入鞘 Silent letters gnarled, gnash, gnat, gnaw, gnome haute cuisine, heir, (NAmE herb), honour, hors d’oeuvre, hour knack, knee, kneel, knife, knight, knit, knob, knock, knot, know, knuckle psalm, psephology, psychic, ptarmigan, pterodactyl, psychology wrangle, wrap, wreath, wreck, wrench, wrestle, wriggle, wring, write, wrong bomb, climb, crumb, doubt, lamb, limb ascent, fascinate, muscle, scene, scissors height, right, sleigh, weight align, campaign, design, foreign, malign, reign, unfeigned balmy, calm, calf, half, yolk autumn, column, condemn, damn, hymn, solemn bristle, fasten, listen, mortgage, soften, thistle, wrestle biscuit, build, circuit, disguise, guilty, league, rogue, vague yacht answer, sword, two  ●put sb to the ˈsword(old-fashioned or literary) to kill sb with a sword 用剑刺死某人●a/the sword of ˈDamocles(literary) a bad or an unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened 达摩克利斯之剑（喻指令人忧虑或畏惧的、随时可能降临的灾祸） ORIGIN From the legend in which Damocles had to sit at a meal at the court of Dionysius with a sword hanging by a single hair above his head. He had praised Dionysius' happiness, and Dionysius wanted him to understand how quickly happiness can be lost. 源自达摩克利斯 (Damocles) 在利剑下用餐的传说。达摩克利斯曾赞美狄俄尼索斯所享受的幸福，后者请他在宫中饮宴，命人将一把利剑用一根头发悬挂于他头顶，以此让他明白幸福易逝。●turn swords into ˈploughshares(literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities 铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文●cross ˈswords (with sb)to fight or argue with sb （与某人）交锋，争论●be a double-edged ˈsword/ˈweaponto be sth that has both advantages and disadvantages 既有优点也有缺点；是一把双刃剑●the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars 笔诛胜于剑伐 |
