augean
美 英
adj. Elis 王 Augeas 的;极葬的
英英释义
Adjective- extremely filthy from long neglect
例句
- Another labour was the cleaning of the Augean stables. 可是革律翁追了上来,进行了一场激战。
- Their work was to cleanse the Augean stable in the moral field. (他们的任务是清除道德领域里的积弊。)
- We know, in short, that this was the Augean stables. 总之,我们知道,情况极为糟糕。
- For months it has been clear that Britain's fiscal mess is Augean. 几个月来的情况表明,英国政府正面临严重的财政困难。
- He should have resolved to cleanse these Augean banking stables. 他本来应当下决心清理银行业中这些龌龊之处。
- Every government ought to attend to cleaning its own Augean stables. 每一个政府都应该用心清除腐败。
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