chimera
US /kaɪˈmer.ə, kaɪˈmɪr.ə/
UK /kaɪˈmer.ə, kaɪˈmɪr.ə/
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奇美拉, 神話怪物
a mythical, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented as a combination of a lion, goat, and serpent
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The ancient Greek myth tells of a hero who defeated the fearsome chimera.
古希臘神話講述了一位英雄擊敗可怕的奇美拉的故事。
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The artist sculpted a grotesque chimera with multiple animal features.
藝術家雕刻了一個具有多種動物特徵的怪誕奇美拉。
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幻想, 空想, 不可能實現的事
a thing that is hoped or wished for but is in fact illusory or impossible to achieve
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World peace often seems like a beautiful chimera.
世界和平常常像一個美麗的幻想。
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His dream of becoming a rock star turned out to be a mere chimera.
他成為搖滾明星的夢想結果只是一個幻想。
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嵌合體, 基因嵌合體
an individual organism, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution
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Scientists created a genetic chimera by combining cells from two different species.
科學家通過結合來自兩個不同物種的細胞，創造了一個基因嵌合體。
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The plant was a chimera, with leaves from one variety and flowers from another.
這種植物是一個嵌合體，葉子來自一個品種，花朵來自另一個品種。