manticore
manticore — 名詞
1. an imaginary beast from ancient stories, with a human face, a lion's body, and a
蠍尾獅
人臉、獅身、蠍尾的神話怪獸
an imaginary beast from ancient stories, with a human face, a lion's body, and a tail like a scorpion's
Roya's grandfather told a story about a manticore guarding a lonely mountain road.
Roya 的祖父講了一個故事，有隻蠍尾獅守著偏僻的山路。
manticore + guarding: a monster that protects a place in stories
In the museum painting, a manticore with a human face stares at the hero.
博物館的畫裡，一隻長著人臉的蠍尾獅正盯著英雄。
Christopher drew a manticore with a lion's body and a long, sharp tail.
Christopher 畫了一隻蠍尾獅，有獅子的身體和一條又長又尖的尾巴。
Old books describe manticores that hunt travelers in the dark.
古書描述蠍尾獅會在黑暗中獵捕旅人。
plural form: manticores as the subject of a verb
The players in Obi's game must defeat a giant manticore to win.
在 Obi 的遊戲裡，玩家必須打敗一隻巨大的蠍尾獅才能獲勝。
defeat a manticore: a monster as an opponent
- a fearsome manticore
- fight a manticore
- mantichora
another name for the same creature
- mantiger
another name for the same creature
常見搭配
常用片語
- defeat a manticore
- legend of the manticore