medusa
US /mɪˈduːsə/
UK /mɪˈdjuːsə/
名词
1.
水母体, 水母
a free-swimming sexual form of a coelenterate such as a jellyfish, typically having a bell-shaped body and trailing tentacles
示例:
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The diver spotted a beautiful, pulsating medusa in the deep ocean.
潜水员在深海中发现了一只美丽、跳动的水母。
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The life cycle of a jellyfish includes a polyp stage and a medusa stage.
水母的生命周期包括水螅体阶段和水母阶段。
2.
美杜莎, 戈尔贡
(in Greek mythology) a Gorgon, one of three monstrous sisters, who had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with her gaze
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Perseus famously defeated Medusa by using her reflection against her.
珀尔修斯通过利用美杜莎的倒影来击败她而闻名。
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The myth of Medusa is a classic tale of heroism and monstrous evil.
美杜莎的神话是一个关于英雄主义和邪恶怪物的经典故事。