单词Damocles
n.: 达摩克里斯
网络: 达摩克利斯；达摩克利兹；达摩克里斯浮游航空舰
达摩克里斯
The students" next goal is to be enrolled in a university. The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles .
这些学生的下一个目标便是考上大学。高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上。
And so, the next day, Damocles was led into the palace, and all the servants were bidden to treat him as their master.
于是第二天，达摩克里斯就被带进了宫殿。所有的仆人都遵照命令，把他当作主人看待。
But fitting Israeli equipment to a Saudi fighter is a nonstarter, so the British have opted to use the Damocles.
但将以色列装备安装到沙特阿拉伯战斗机上是不可能实现的，因此英国选择使用Damocles吊舱。
Iran"s nuclear programme is likened to the Sword of Damocles, ever perilously hanging over the head of America giving it sleepless nights.
伊朗的核计划如同一把达摩克利之剑，始终悬在美国头上，令其寝食不安。
""Shelving the carbon tax is a must. It is hanging like a sword of Damocles over business and households, killing confidence. ""
将碳税提上架是志在必行了，就像挂了一把达摩克利斯之剑在商家和业主头上，扼杀自信。
She doesn"t get enough rest or sleep and her endless to-do list hangs overhead like the sword of Damocles.
她没有充足的休息或睡眠，她无穷尽的“待办的事”就像一把悬挂在头顶上的达摩克利斯之剑。
These bills now hang over people like the Sword of Damocles .
现在这些债务就像达摩克利斯之剑一样悬在人们头上。
Yet this immunological sword of Damocles can be easily demonstrated.
不过，这种潜藏的免疫危机是极容易证明的。
In old age we live under the shadow of Death, which, like a sword of Damocles may descend at any moment.
人到晚年就在死神的阴影下过日子，就像头顶上方一根细线悬着的利剑，随时都有可能降落下来。
The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
该条约犹如一把达摩克利斯宝剑悬挂在法国政治的上空。