sword of damocles
达摩克利士之剑：源自古希腊故事
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 达摩克利士之剑：源自古希腊故事，指悬在头顶的巨大威胁或随时可能发生的灾难。
例句
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1·These bills now hang over people like the Sword of Damocles.现在这些债务就像达摩克利斯之剑一样悬在人们头上。
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2·Once in the sun holding a sword of Damocles over practicing.有一次，他们在阳光下各持一把剑练习着。
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3·For consumers, this is hanging over their heads on the sword of Damocles.对消费者而言，这无疑是悬在头顶上的达摩克利斯之剑。
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4·The sea is now a sword of Damocles over the head of the Japanese people.海正一把达摩克利斯剑头上的日本人。
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5·Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.失业犹如达摩克里斯剑， 随时都在威胁着工人。
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6·Secondary mortgage loan becomes the sword of Damocles which hung on the top of American finance market.次级抵押贷款变成了高悬美国金融市场头顶的达摩克利斯之剑。
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7·"Shelving the carbon tax is a must. It is hanging like a sword of Damocles over business and households, killing confidence."将碳税提上架是志在必行了，就像挂了一把达摩克利斯之剑在商家和业主头上，扼杀自信。
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8·Nuclear weapons, the Sword of Damocles that hangs over mankind, should be completely prohibited and thoroughly destroyed over time to make the world free of nuclear weapons.核武器是悬在人类头上的“达摩克利斯之剑”，应该全面禁止并最终彻底销毁，实现无核世界。
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9·If the use of this compulsory measures lack of effective procedural safeguards and supervision, the operation may become a sword of Damocles which can threat the civil 'right and freedom at any time.如果这项强制措施的运用缺乏有效的监督制约及程序保障措施，其运作就可能成为达摩克利斯之剑，随时威胁公民的权力和自由。