词汇 | Olympian |
释义 | OlympianWord family nounOlympiaOlympiadOlympianOlympicsOlympusadjectiveOlympic ReligionO·lym·pi·an1 /əˈlɪmpiən/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 CALMUNUSUALRRlike a god, especially by being calm and not concerned about ordinary things 神仙般逍遥自在的,超脱世俗的 He viewed the world with Olympian detachment. 他冷眼旁观,超脱地看待这世界。 2 relating to the ancient Greek gods 奥林匹斯山诸神的,古希腊诸神的 Olympian mythology 古希腊神话 Examples from the Corpus Olympian• The Olympian deities themselves no longer dominated public consciousness as they had done for centuries past.• The college principal was an Olympian figure whom we hardly ever saw.• The writers have a long way to go to scale these Olympian heights of absurdity, but they're trying.• The Titanic terror, then, precedes the Olympian joy.• The main objects of religion, however, the Olympian Pantheon, separated themselves from nature.• Kate Robinson and former Olympian Peter Breen, fourth last year, look to squeeze on to the podium.• Eliza Grierson was known as a gossip of Olympian standards. Olympian2 noun [countableC] someone who is taking part in, or who has taken part in, the Olympic Games – used especially in news reports 奥运会选手,奥运会运动员〔尤用于新闻报道〕 the American Olympians 美国的奥运选手 Examples from the Corpus Olympian• Her spot on the 1996 team is a good reason to remember some forgotten Olympians.• Several other potential Olympians will compete.• former U.S. Olympian Pablo Morales• They could never have created the Olympians, each a distinct, vivid personality.• The Olympians were moved by her words.• The Olympians were reluctant to try to free him by force.• And anyone who knows VanDerveer knows that these Olympians have been pushed. |
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