音标:['sentɒ:] ;
n. 半人半马的怪物, 半人马座
n. (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
词型变化:名词复数形式 : centaurs
考试类型:[GRE]
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centaur的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. His face reminded me somehow of a centaur.他的脸使我想起半人半马的怪物。
  2. The astronomer looked at the starry sky, trying to locate Centaur.这位天文学家看著满天星斗的天空,试著找到半人马星座。

经典引文

  • That moral centaur, man and wife.

    出自:fig.
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