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gordian knot

US // (ˈɡɔːdɪən) //

龙门结,绞索结,绞刑架,绞刑架结

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword
    • : a complicated and intricate problem

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
pandora's box潘多拉的盒子,潘多拉魔盒,潘多拉之盒,潘多拉的箱子complex problem复杂的问题,复杂问题complexity复杂性,复杂度,复杂程度,的复杂性complication复杂化,复杂性,复杂情况,复杂问题difficult situation困难情况,困难的情况,困难的局面,困难的形势difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重dog's breakfast狗的早餐,狗狗的早餐,狗的早饭,狗肉早餐entanglement纠缠,纠葛,纠结,缠结hard nut to crack难啃的骨头,难啃的硬骨头,难解之谜,难解的难题headache头疼的问题,头疼,头疼的事,头痛hornet's nest马蜂窝,马蜂巢,大马士革,大马士革之巢hot water热水,热水器mare's nest母马的窝,母马窝,马蜂窝,母猪窝mess混乱,混乱的局面,杂乱无章,乱七八糟的东西predicament窘境,困境,困局,窘况problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决quagmire泥潭,困局,困境quandary左右为难,纠结,窘境,两难snafu故障,失败,失败者,漏洞snake pit蛇窝,蛇坑,蛇洞,蛇口snarl咆哮,咆哮声,咆哮着,咆哮的声音trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难troublesome problem麻烦的问题,烦人的问题,烦恼的问题,疑难杂症unpredictable situation变幻莫测的情况,变幻莫测的局势,变幻莫测的局面,变幻莫测的形势
as inenigma
Synonyms
conundrum谜题,谜团,谜语,谜底puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团bewilderment困惑,迷惑,疑惑,困惑症cliffhanger悬崖勒马,悬念,悬而未决crux症结,症结所在,关键点,关键cryptogram密码图,密文,加密图,加密grabber抓取者,抓取器,攫取者,抓斗knot打结,绳结,疙瘩,结mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用parable比喻,比方说,比拟perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决puzzlement不解之谜,困惑,谜团,不解puzzler谜题,拼图者,谜语,拼图question问题,疑问,疑问句riddle谜题,谜团,谜语,灯谜secret秘密,秘密的,隐秘,秘书sphinx狮身人面像,斯芬克斯,狮身人面,狮身人面兽心sticker贴纸,贴条,贴画,贴吧stickler执拗的人,坚守者,坚持不懈,拘泥于此stumper跳楼者,跳楼的人,跳远者,跳线teaser预告,预告片,戏弄,挑逗twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器why为什么,为何mind-boggler令人费解的事,令人费解的是,令人费解mind-twister捣蛋鬼,绕口令,绕指柔,扰乱人心的人question mark问号,问符号,问号号,问问号sixty-four dollar question六十四元问题,六十四美元的问题,六十四元的问题tough nut to crack难啃的骨头,难啃的硬骨头,难解之谜,难解的难题

Examples

  • There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.

  • Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.

  • The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.

  • The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.

  • Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.

  • At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.

  • This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.

  • In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.

  • He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.

  • I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.

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