gomorrah

[gə'mɔrə]
  • n. 蛾摩拉城(《圣经》中因其居民罪恶深重而与所多玛城同时被神毁灭的古城);罪恶之都

英英释义


1. (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants

实用场景例句


Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by an atomic bomb.
所多玛和俄摩拉毁于原子弹之下.

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Brimstone they called it raining down : the cities of the plain : Sodom, Gomorrah, Edom.
降下来的是他们所谓的硫磺.平原上的这些城市,所多玛 、 蛾摩拉 、 埃多姆.

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Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah - from the LORD outthe heavens.
当时,耶和华将硫磺与火从天上耶和华那里降与所多玛和蛾摩拉.

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And then the Lord rained down fire and brimstone from the skies on Sodom and Gomorrah.
然后,天主反火和硫磺象雨一般洒落在所多玛和蛾摩拉那里.他把这两座城市夷为平地,摧毁了整个平原.

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What would have been Israel's response to being compared to Sodom and Gomorrah?
以色列对比譬于所多玛和蛾摩拉会有什麽样的反应?

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双语例句


1. The village had a reputation as a latter-day Sodom and Gomorrah.
这个村子曾经被称为现代版的邪恶之城所多玛和蛾摩拉城。

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2. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by an atomic bomb.
所多玛和俄摩拉毁于原子弹之下.

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3. Brimstone they called it raining down : the cities of the plain : Sodom, Gomorrah, Edom.
降下来的是他们所谓的硫磺.平原上的这些城市,所多玛 、 蛾摩拉 、 埃多姆.

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4. Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah - from the LORD outthe heavens.
当时,耶和华将硫磺与火从天上耶和华那里降与所多玛和蛾摩拉.

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5. And then the Lord rained down fire and brimstone from the skies on Sodom and Gomorrah.
然后,天主反火和硫磺象雨一般洒落在所多玛和蛾摩拉那里.他把这两座城市夷为平地,摧毁了整个平原.

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英文词源


Gomorrah
Biblical site, from Hebrew 'omer "sheaf" (of corn, etc.), probably a reference to the fertility of the region. Related: Gomorrean.