"filthy," 1590s, in reference to Augean stable, the cleansing of which was one of the labors of Herakles, from Greek Augeias, like the stable of Augeas, king of Elis, which contained 3,000 oxen and had gone uncleansed for 30 years. Herakles purified it in one day by turning the river Alpheus through it.
雙語例句
1. Their work was to cleanse the Augean stable in the moral field.
他們的任務(wù)是清除道德領(lǐng)域里的積弊.
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2. Net friend reality pat some column scene Augean stable!
網(wǎng)友實(shí)拍某欄目現(xiàn)場——骯臟!
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3. We need the courage of cleansing the Augean stable to fight against corruption.
我們要以徹底掃清積垢的精神反對腐敗.
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4. How to clean the Augean stables of this city remains a critical problem.