narrow land passage along the Malian Gulf in ancient Greece, from Greek thermos "hot" (see thermal) + pylai, plural of pyle "gate; mountain pass, entrance into a region" (see pylon). In reference to nearby hot sulfur springs. Often simply hai pylai "the gates." Figurative of heroic resistance against overwhelming numbers since the battle fought there between the Greeks and Persians in 480 B.C.E.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
它抵達(dá)英國(guó)時(shí)比“塞姆皮雷”號(hào)晚了1個(gè)星期.
來(lái)自新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
2. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
唯一可以與之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”號(hào)帆船.
來(lái)自新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
3. Scarlett thought hard but Thermopylae meant nothing to her.
思嘉苦思冥想了半天也沒(méi)弄懂"溫泉關(guān)"是什么意思.
來(lái)自飄（部分）
4. What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae?
塞莫皮萊戰(zhàn)役的勇士后來(lái)怎么樣了?
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
5. The Spartan King Leonidas led the army to the pass at Thermopylae.