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Augean stables
英音 [ ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪblz ]
美音 [ ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪblz ]
释义
n. 奥吉斯国王的牛舍；污秽腐败之地；极肮脏的地方
例句
1·How to clean the Augean stables of this city remains a critical problem.
如何扫除这个城市的积弊仍然是个紧要问题。
2·Throughout two years of high-flown speechifying he promised to clean the Augean stables of Washington, close the revolving door between power and money and raise ethical standards.
过去两年间，奥巴马四处夸夸而谈，都说要清扫华盛顿这个”奥吉亚斯牛圈”2，封死权钱间的”旋转门”，提高精神文明水平。
3·He should have resolved to cleanse these Augean banking stables .
他本来应当下决心清理银行业中这些龌龊之处。
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