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词汇 Damoclean
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Definition of Damoclean in English:

Damoclean

adjectiveˌdaməˈkliːənˌdæməˈkliən
  • Threatening and precarious.

    the parties charged are left in the Damoclean situation of never knowing when an old charge may spring back to life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Something perhaps a hundred times worse still hangs over us, but not the Damoclean existential threat the real zealots want.
    • The root causes of the problem lie in the decision to build a new stadium and the Damoclean debt hanging over the club as a result.
    • The financial markets have roared back to only mirror the same Damoclean state that existed just before the 2008 crash.
    • But with Brussels demanding action against the disease and the Damoclean threat of a ban on exports still suspended above the livestock sector, the demand for action is ever more urgent.
    • The narrow 'Yes' side defeat left a Damoclean uncertainty about independence and its consequences hanging over the economy of Quebec for several years.

Phrases

  • Damoclean sword

    • Used to refer to an extremely precarious and threatening situation.

      we forget that just above our heads hangs the Damoclean sword of our own design
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Almost all market participants seem to be deferring investment decisions as the eurozone Damoclean Sword hangs high over everyone.
      • The development of a new influenza pandemic continues to threaten mankind as a Damoclean sword.
      • I ask if it's something of a Damoclean sword, being "the greatest living crime writer"; that can't be too relaxing, can it?
      • Tibet and the Himalayas are increasingly living under the Damoclean sword of climate change impacts.
      • By removing this Damoclean sword hanging over the modern financial system, policymakers could score an epic financial stability victory.

Definition of Damoclean in US English:

Damoclean

adjectiveˌdaməˈklēənˌdæməˈkliən
  • Threatening and precarious.

    the parties charged are left in the Damoclean situation of never knowing when an old charge may spring back to life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The financial markets have roared back to only mirror the same Damoclean state that existed just before the 2008 crash.
    • The root causes of the problem lie in the decision to build a new stadium and the Damoclean debt hanging over the club as a result.
    • Something perhaps a hundred times worse still hangs over us, but not the Damoclean existential threat the real zealots want.
    • But with Brussels demanding action against the disease and the Damoclean threat of a ban on exports still suspended above the livestock sector, the demand for action is ever more urgent.
    • The narrow 'Yes' side defeat left a Damoclean uncertainty about independence and its consequences hanging over the economy of Quebec for several years.

Phrases

  • Damoclean sword

    • Used to refer to an extremely precarious and threatening situation.

      we forget that just above our heads hangs the Damoclean sword of our own design
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Almost all market participants seem to be deferring investment decisions as the eurozone Damoclean Sword hangs high over everyone.
      • Tibet and the Himalayas are increasingly living under the Damoclean sword of climate change impacts.
      • I ask if it's something of a Damoclean sword, being "the greatest living crime writer"; that can't be too relaxing, can it?
      • The development of a new influenza pandemic continues to threaten mankind as a Damoclean sword.
      • By removing this Damoclean sword hanging over the modern financial system, policymakers could score an epic financial stability victory.
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