narrow land passage along the Malian Gulf in ancient Greece, from Greek thermos "hot" (see thermal) + pylai, plural of pyle "gate; mountain pass, entrance into a region" (see pylon). In reference to nearby hot sulfur springs. Often simply hai pylai "the gates." Figurative of heroic resistance against overwhelming numbers since the battle fought there between the Greeks and Persians in 480 B.C.E.
双语例句
1. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
它抵达英国时比“塞姆皮雷”号晚了1个星期.
来自新概念英语第三册
2. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船.
来自新概念英语第三册
3. Scarlett thought hard but Thermopylae meant nothing to her.
思嘉苦思冥想了半天也没弄懂"温泉关"是什么意思.
来自飘（部分）
4. What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae?
塞莫皮莱战役的勇士后来怎么样了?
来自电影对白
5. The Spartan King Leonidas led the army to the pass at Thermopylae.
