procrustes / proʊˈkrʌs tiz /

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procrustes 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.

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  1. Theseus entered Procrustes's home, and partook freely of the food set before him.
  2. The literary committee were so impressed with this idea that they presented it to Baxter in regard to the Procrustes.
  3. When the Procrustes was ready for distribution, each subscriber received his copy by mail, in a neat pasteboard box.
  4. In pursuance of my duty in the premises, it of course became necessary for me to read the Procrustes.
  5. He offered to pay all the bills for the sham Procrustes, or to replace the blank copies with the real thing, as we might choose.