sibyl

sibyl

美 ['sɪbl] 　英 ['sɪbl]

• n.西比拉（传说中能传达神谕的女子）；女预言家
• 网络希贝儿；西比尔；女巫

词形变化

复数：sibyls  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. (古代的)女巫;女卜者,女预言者,女卫士 2. 【女名】女子名

英英解释

n.	1. a woman of ancient Greece and Rome believed to be an oracle or a prophet 2. a female prophet or fortune teller

例句

"Marrying Sibyl Vane! " cried Lord Henry, standing up and looking at him in perplexed amazement.

“跟茜比尔·范结婚！”享利勋爵大声叫道，一边站起身来，又迷惘又惊奇地瞧着他。

Tarquin might have thought that the sibyl had just one rival buyer, and if each buyer wanted only one trilogy, that would be a supply glut.

塔尔坎可能会认为，这个女预言家只有一位竞争性买家，如果每位买家都只想要3本书的话，这将形成供过于求的局面。

The sibyl ( "witch" is such an uncouth label) responded with a supply constriction designed to drive up the price.

女预言家（“女巫”听上去让人不太舒服）则用限制供应的方法来应对，意在推升价格。

The Texas branch of Americans for Prosperity gave its Blogger of the Year Award to a young woman named Sibyl West.

美国荣昌德克萨斯州分部将其年度blogger奖授予一位名为西比尔·韦斯特（SibylWest）的女士。

Through the crowd of ungainly, shabbily dressed actors, Sibyl Vane moved like a creature from a finer world.

茜比尔·范在一群其貌不扬，衣着寒酸的演员之间跳着，象一个从哪个美好的世界来的生灵。

Sibyl: They want to make him join one of the local sports clubs and get some regular exercise .

西柏：他们希望弟弟参加本地一个运动俱乐部，定期做些运动。

Tarquin knew that the sibyl might sell him an expensive trilogy, and then come back later with a cut- price offer to buy a second or third.

塔尔坎知道，女预言家可能会以高价向他出售3本书，然后再回头以低价出售另外3本或6本。

The Sibyl gave no aid to restoring them again, and the oracle was irreparably lost.

西比尔不会把它们恢复原状，神谕便无可弥补地丢失了。

Another possibility is that the sibyl was dealing with the so- called durable monopoly problem.

还有一种可能性是，女预言家正在解决一个所谓的持久垄断的问题。