"filthy," 1590s, in reference to Augean stable, the cleansing of which was one of the labors of Herakles, from Greek Augeias, like the stable of Augeas, king of Elis, which contained 3,000 oxen and had gone uncleansed for 30 years. Herakles purified it in one day by turning the river Alpheus through it.
双语例句
1. Their work was to cleanse the Augean stable in the moral field.
他们的任务是清除道德领域里的积弊.
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2. Net friend reality pat some column scene Augean stable!
网友实拍某栏目现场——肮脏!
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3. We need the courage of cleansing the Augean stable to fight against corruption.
我们要以彻底扫清积垢的精神反对腐败.
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4. How to clean the Augean stables of this city remains a critical problem.
