tantalus

英 ['tæntələs] 美 ['tæntələs]

• n. 上锁的玻璃酒柜；[希神]坦塔罗斯

英英释义

Noun:

1. (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Descended from Tantalus, Agamemnon inherited the curse of the gods on the family.
   作为坦塔罗斯的后人，阿伽门农不得不承受众神加诸这个家族的惩罚。

词汇搭配

• tantalus 上锁的玻璃酒柜...
• the torments of Tantalus 大难