| 单词 | leviathan |
| 释义 | leviathan noun[C] literaryuk/ləˈvaɪə.θən/us/ləˈvaɪə.θən/something or someone that isextremelylargeandpowerful: 庞然大物；巨人，强者The US isseenas aneconomicleviathan.美国被视为经济巨人。 People in charge of or controlling other people
Examplesofleviathanleviathan Most people who approach this operaticleviathanvia recordings find it an oppressive bore. From theCambridge English Corpus The biggest risk is that it is seen as, or actually becomes, a bureaucraticleviathan. From theCambridge English Corpus I have not yet discovered the best way to tackle thisleviathan. From theCambridge English Corpus Australian historiography in the 1980s was profoundly affected by theleviathanshadow of the national bicentenary. From theCambridge English Corpus Industrialization turned prosperous peers into leviathans of wealth. From theCambridge English Corpus Leviathan's rights-based theory of sovereignty and interest-based theory of political obligation had similar foundational principles. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1983, we tried to do something with theleviathan—and yes, you are right, it did not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be in the business of creating endless giant leviathans manned by armies of bureaucrats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They saw their friends going in leviathans across the sea to settle in other lands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet again, to the pedestrian on the sidewalks, the passage of these modern leviathans at any speed is a considerable danger factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, we are a part—albeit a small part —of the business of trying to keep theleviathanof public spending under control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our proposal would help to transform theleviathanstate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are the defenders of the rights of the individual, and the opponents of theleviathan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that was a rather better metaphor than theleviathanthat we have mentioned so many times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to be clear that we are creating aleviathan—an institution of unprecedented power and authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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