phoenix
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phoe·nix /ˈfiːnɪks/ noun [countable] 1. PMa magic bird that is born from a fire, according to ancient stories 凤凰2. rise like a phoenix from the ashes SUCCESSFULto become successful again after seeming to have failed completely 如凤凰般重生，浴火重生
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phoenix• The Baltimore rises like a phoenix across the street.• Another phoenix is arising, with mutated plumage.• Sugar was his phoenix, all he secretly cared about.• No phoenixes rising reborn from the raging red fire.• In some representations, in the Book of the Dead, the phoenix is depicted as arising from him.• The phoenix is also sometimes depicted in Mithraic contexts.nPhoenix nthe capital and largest city of Arizona, US, known as a place that is extremely hot, where many old people go to live, and also as a city that is growing very quicklyOrigin phoenix (800-900) Latin Greek phoinix “red, Phoenician, phoenix”, from phoinos “blood-red”phoe·nix nounPhoenixLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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phoenix
phoe‧nix /ˈfiːnɪks/
noun [countable]
2. rise like a phoenix from the ashes to become successful again after seeming to have failed completely
phoe‧nix /ˈfiːnɪks/
noun [countable] Date: 800-900
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek phoinix 'red, Phoenician, phoenix', from phoinos 'blood-red'
1. a magic bird that is born from a fire, according to ancient storiesLanguage: Latin
Origin: Greek phoinix 'red, Phoenician, phoenix', from phoinos 'blood-red'
2. rise like a phoenix from the ashes to become successful again after seeming to have failed completely
Phoenix
Phoenix
the capital and largest city of Arizona, US, known as a place that is extremely hot, where many old people go to live, and also as a city that is growing very quickly
Phoenix, River
(1971–93) a US film actor, known for dying very young as a result of taking illegal drugs. He appeared as a homosexual character in the film My Own Private Idaho (1991), and became very popular with homosexual men. Other films include Stand by Me (1986) and Running on Empty (1988).
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the capital and largest city of Arizona, US, known as a place that is extremely hot, where many old people go to live, and also as a city that is growing very quickly
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(1971–93) a US film actor, known for dying very young as a result of taking illegal drugs. He appeared as a homosexual character in the film My Own Private Idaho (1991), and became very popular with homosexual men. Other films include Stand by Me (1986) and Running on Empty (1988).