harpy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++har·py /ˈhɑːpi $ ˈhɑːrpi/ noun (plural harpies) [countable] 1. literaryCRUEL a cruel woman 残酷的女人，泼妇n2. → Harpy
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harpy• McAllister wanted to go in and do something, anything, to stop such a harpy from hurting him.• That was when, with a glass-cracking shriek, the harpy brought him down from behind.• The harpies from Paris running the road houses which must inevitably multiply will be a worse scourge than the mosquitoes.nHarpya cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with the head and upper body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird 〔古希腊神话中的〕鸟身女妖Origin harpy (1800-1900) Harpy name of a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head of a woman and the body of a bird ((16-21 centuries)), from Greek harpyia “seizer”har·py nounHarpyLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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harpy
har‧py /ˈhɑːpi $ ˈhɑːrpi/
noun (plural harpies) [countable]
2. Harpy a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with the head and upper body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird
har‧py /ˈhɑːpi $ ˈhɑːrpi/
noun (plural harpies) [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Harpy name of a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head of a woman and the body of a bird (16-21 centuries), from Greek harpyia 'seizer'
1. literary a cruel womanOrigin: Harpy name of a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head of a woman and the body of a bird (16-21 centuries), from Greek harpyia 'seizer'
2. Harpy a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with the head and upper body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird