phoenix
US /ˈfiː.nɪks/
UK /ˈfiː.nɪks/
名词
1.
凤凰
a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and beauty to live through another cycle of years
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The legend of the phoenix symbolizes rebirth and renewal.
凤凰的传说象征着重生和复兴。
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Like a phoenix, the company rose from the ashes of bankruptcy.
像凤凰一样，这家公司从破产的灰烬中重生。
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2.
凤凰座
a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, near Tucana and Eridanus
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The constellation Phoenix is best viewed in the Southern Hemisphere during autumn.
凤凰座在南半球秋季最适合观测。
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Astronomers often study the stars within the Phoenix constellation.
天文学家经常研究凤凰座内的恒星。
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凤凰城
the capital and largest city of Arizona, located in the Sonoran Desert
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We are flying to Phoenix for our vacation.
我们正在飞往凤凰城度假。
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The temperature in Phoenix can be very high in summer.
凤凰城夏季气温可能非常高。