sword of damocles
常见例句
- The possibility of being made redundant has been a sword of Damocles hanging over me for several months now.
裁员的可能性好几个月来一直使我大难临头的危险。 - Iran's nuclear programme is likened to the Sword of Damocles, ever perilously hanging over the head of America giving it sleepless nights.
伊朗的核计划如同一把达摩克利之剑,始终悬在美国头上,令其寝食不安。
translate.chinadaily.com.cn - Sword of Damocles , originated from the Greek legend of Damocles is the tyrant Dionysius Ist of Syracuse (formerly 430-367) of the minions.
达摩克利斯剑,源出希腊传说,达摩克利斯是叙拉古僭主迪奥尼修斯一世(前430—367)的宠臣。
snpi2000.blog.163.com - The specter of this commission and the investigation that ensued served as a sword of Damocles pressing ever closer to Assad's throat.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Syria's hour of triumph - And the specter of a Security Council endorsement of Palestinian statehood will loom over Israel's head the entire time like the Sword of Damocles.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel's path to victory - Many companies have made conscious business choices to kowtow in dread of the PR nightmare Democrats hang over them like the Sword of Damocles.
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