oracle

['ɔ:rəkl]

n.神谕, 神谕处, 传达神谕的人, 能提供可靠意见的人

例句与用法:

In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her

在困难的时候, 她祈祷神谕来指引她。

The earth is the great parent of all, the stones are her bones; these we may cast behind us; this, I think, the oracle means.

大地是万物之母,石头就是她的尸骨。我们可以往身后扔石头,我想神谕说的就是这个意思。

Cadmus had hardly left the Castalian cave, from which the oracle was delivered, when he saw a young cow slowly walking before him.

卡德摩斯刚一走出给予他神谕的卡斯塔利亚山洞就看到前面有条小母牛在不紧不慢地走着。

词形变化:

形容词: or-ganogenetic | 副词: organogenetically | 名词复数: organogeneses |



详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 【宗】神谕处

2. 【宗】神使, 传神谕者

3. 【宗】神谕

4. 圣贤; 哲人

5. 圣言; 至理名言


短语词组:

work the oracle

1. (通过计谋、关系)达到目的

If you can't persuade him to lend us the money, how do you expect me to work the oracle?

如果你尚且不能说服他借钱给我们, 又怎能指望我做得到呢?