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Damocles ['dæmәkli:z]

n. 达摩克利斯

Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.
失业犹如达摩克里斯剑，随时都在威胁着工人。
The possibility of being made redundant has been a sword of Damocles hanging over me for several moths now.
裁员的可能性好几个月来一直是我临头的危险。
And so, the next day, Damocles was led into the palace, and all the servants were bidden to treat him as their master.
于是第二天，达摩克里斯就被带进了宫殿。所有的仆人都遵照命令，把他当作主人看待。

damocles

[ noun ]
the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
<noun.person>

A senior executive at BHF Bank, which enjoyed a 17 per cent increase in 10-month profits, spoke of a 'sword of Damocles'.
"The sword of Damocles will hang over all future decisions of Generale de Belgique shareholders," said Robert Witterwulghe, a law professor.
Borrowing to pay interest while neglecting investments that would promote growth just increases the debtor's sword of Damocles hanging over global financial systems.

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