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单词 griffin
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griffin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/us
/ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/
(alsogriffon,gryphon,uk/ˈɡrɪf.ən/us/ˈɡrɪf.ən/)
animaginarycreaturewith theheadandwingsof aneagleand thebodyof alion:
（神话中的）狮身鹰首翼兽
Twobronzegriffinsguardthemaingates.
There aresuperbmouldedplasterceilingsdepictingfleurs de lis, griffons,owls, andrams.
Thegoddessisdepictedridingon a gryphon.
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(Definition ofgriffinfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
griffin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/us
/ˈɡrɪf.ɪn/
(alsogryphon)
animaginarycreaturewith theheadandwingsof aneagleand thebodyof alion
（神话中的）狮身鹰首翼兽

Examplesofgriffin

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Griffinpainstakingly summons up appropriate textual evidence to support her readings, making clear links to broader socio-political contexts and sociological accounts of diasporic experiences.
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Griffinis careful to argue that these three environments were not necessarily discrete, each with its own unique cultural patterns.
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Griffinfocuses on this interaction between popular recreation and space in three types of community.
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Griffinagreed that the uncertainties of life that are critical for survival are the things that will most require conscious attention.
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Griffinplaced uncertainty, survival, and consciousness in an ecological framework.
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Griffinalso outlines an argument from religious experience.
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Griffin's suggestion is based on the idea that weak superiority between valuable objects is a more plausible condition than superiority.
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Griffinadmits that he has provided no argument to show that the zone must be narrow.
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Griffinthen sketches a new argument in favour of a narrow intermediate zone, beginning with a single value such as enjoyment.
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Griffincontributed lovely examples of the perceptual uncertainties that animals face.
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Griffinthinks that such incomparability constitutes a threat to practical rationality, and he clearly does not think that parity constitutes a similar problem.
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Griffin's discussion of these issues is clear and useful, engaging with several recent works.
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Griffinassumes that the zone must be narrow.
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Griffinchallenges this dogma, expressing misgivings about the supervenience thesis.
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Griffinechoed this point by suggesting that simple perceptual consciousness is a core function of nervous systems.
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