chimera

🇬🇧 UK/kai'miәrә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A mythological fire-breathing monster with mixed animal parts; an impossible or foolish fantasy

客迈拉(狮头羊身蛇尾的吐火怪兽);妄想,幻想

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
chimeraother
=chimera

Common Collocations

  • 1.mere chimera纯粹的幻想

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The politician's promise of eternal prosperity seemed a chimera.

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