dromos
/drom-uhs, -os; droh-muhs, -mos/US // ˈdrɒm əs, -ɒs; ˈdroʊ məs, -mɒs //
梦之岛,梦之队
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural drom·oi [drom-oi, droh-moi]. /ˈdrɒm ɔɪ, ˈdroʊ mɔɪ/.
- : Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.
- : a racetrack in ancient Greece.
Examples
There were no door-keepers; and the travellers walked on, through the endless dromos.
Through the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.
It is usual to celebrate bull-fights in this Dromos; the bulls are bred expressly for this purpose, like horses.
In front of the Dromos is a colossal figure consisting of a single stone.
So far as we can at present see, the axis of the building corresponds to the axis of the dromos leading to Hatshepsts temple.
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