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hercules

/hur-kyuh-leez/US // ˈhɜr kyəˌliz //UK // (ˈhɜːkjʊˌliːz) //

大力士,赫拉克勒斯,疝气,大力士号

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    genitive Her·cu·lis [hur-kyuh-lis] /ˈhɜr kyə lɪs/ for 2.

    • : Also Her·a·cles [her-uh-kleez] /ˈhɛr əˌkliz/ .Also called Al·ci·des [al-sahy-deez] /ælˈsaɪ diz/ .Classical Mythology. a celebrated hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, possessing exceptional strength: among his many adventures were the twelve labors for his cousin Eurystheus, performed in order to gain immortality.Compare labors of Hercules.
    • : Astronomy. a northern constellation, between Lyra and Corona Borealis.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Sure enough, the galaxy in Hercules emits a wavelength of blue light that comes from just such helium ions.

  • The one discovered in October by Hercules was a lucky accident.

  • Hercules, on the other hand, took a long time to walk over bridges.

  • We flew in from New Zealand on a Hercules military ski-equipped aircraft.

  • In her remarks, the Hercules Group was synonymous with peace and safety.

  • The dealership called the Hercules team “right then and there,” Pedro Sr. said.

  • The public debut of the Hercules Group is a day that not many in Matamoros are likely to forget.

  • Outside, on the roof, the clock is flanked by more Beaux Arts touches: statues of Hercules, Mercury, and Minerva.

  • After this scene a domestic comes and talks to himself about the arrival of Hercules.

  • Hercules himself, so the story went, was known to swear but one oath in the whole course of his life.

  • "Sure enough," responded the Hercules, stopping short and balancing himself on his legs.

  • After a two horse-power pull, a regular thirteenth labor of Hercules, a hiatus of two inches manifests itself.

  • On it are depicted, in most curious workmanship, the labours of Hercules, and other expressive allegories.