Charybdis是什么意思？

Charybdis

英[kəˈribdis] 美[kəˈrɪbdɪs]

• n. <希神>卡律布迪斯；

例句

• Beautiful water fountain, titled Charybdis, designed by William Pye. 美丽的喷泉, 名为蟳, 设计的威廉派.
• He between Scylla and Charybdis, for his company had betrayed him. 他的同伴背叛了他,至使他腹背受敌.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla