harpy
/hahr-pee/US // ˈhɑr pi //UK // (ˈhɑːpɪ) //
鹞子,罂粟花,鹞子号,哈比
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural Har·pies.
- : Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- : a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew.
- : a greedy, predatory person.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nouna shrewish woman
nouna greedy person
Examples
She turned upon the intruder with a curse, but Azalea had been right in believing that gold would loosen the old harpy's tongue.
A feather duster was stuck in for a tail, and his woolly head gave him the uncanny look of a black harpy.
There was the whole crew of the Harpy sloop, taken off here, treated in that way—that I know of to a certainty.
And the little girl struck and scratched and made a curdled face and echoed, “Harpy, your own self!”
"That harpy hopes to fleece us," said Dalrymple, slipping his arm through mine and drawing me towards the roulette table.
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