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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
  1. 1

    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.