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leviathan

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n.(<<圣经>>中象征邪恶的)海中怪兽,巨物

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leviathan


/lɪ'vaɪəθn; lə`vaɪəθən/
n
1 (Bible 圣经) sea-monster 海怪.
2 thing of enormous size and power 庞然大物.

leviathan


n[C]literary
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Leviathan a very large sea animal in the Bible, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyathan]
something very large and strong
 a leviathan of a ship
a very large and frightening sea animal