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Procrustes的音标发音
Procrustes
英式发音：[pru'krsti:z]
美式发音
(noun.) (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus.
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双语例句
- Truth would have slept more comfortably in Procrustes' bed. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
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