oracle

n.

神示所；神谕；圣贤；哲人

复数：oracles

oracle bone甲骨（中国商朝用来刻写占卜文字的龟甲兽骨）

oracle bone inscriptions甲骨文

delphic oracle德尔斐神谕

1. In times of difficulty, she prayed for an oracle to guide her.
   在困难的时候,她祈祷神谕来指引她。
2. The earth is the great parent of all, the stones are her bones; these we may cast behind us; this, I think, the oracle means.
   大地是万物之母，石头就是她的尸骨。我们可以往身后扔石头，我想神谕说的就是这个意思。
3. This oracle was still flourishing in 332 B.C.
   这个神示殿在公元前332年依然很兴旺。
4. They consulted the oracle at Delphi.
   他们在德尔斐神示所向神请示。
5. The message was passed by an oracle.
   这个信息是由传神谕者传递的。
6. My sister's the oracle on beauty matters.
   我妹妹是美容方面的大行家。

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