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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n.名词 noun
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- : 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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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.
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