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hara-kiri

/hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-/US // ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i- //UK // (ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ) //

剖腹自杀,剖腹,剖腹自尽,剖腹产

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.
    • : suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri.

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Examples

  • So I suspect Daschle made it easier for Obama by committing hara-kiri.

  • Although then very young, he listened eagerly to the wonderful stories told about Guinea, on the southern side of the Sa-hara.

  • Hara now knows those kind of people, and is not inclined to allow them to come here in peace.

  • Hara, the tiger, laid himself down on the grave, and growled fiercely when the servant sought to entice him back to the house.

  • Thou art beyond the foremost of male beings, thou art the highest, thou art the subtlest, O Hara!

  • Saying a prayer by the water's edge, he committed hara-kiri.