音标:[kə'ribdis] ;
Charybdis
[kə'ribdis]
n.
卡律布狄斯旋涡(意大利西西里岛东北墨西拿海峡中的大旋涡)
【希腊神话】卡律布狄斯 (该亚与波塞冬的女儿,荷马史诗中的女妖) [参较 Scylla]
短语:
between Scylla and Charybdis
处于锡拉岩礁和卡律布狄斯大旋涡之间;腹背受敌,进退维谷

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