Definition of Scylla in English:

Scylla

proper nounˈsɪləˈsɪlə

Greek Mythology

A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool Charybdis. In later legend Scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina.
〔希腊神话〕斯库拉（海上女妖，曾吞食试图航行通过她的洞穴和卡律布狄斯漩涡之间水道的水手；后来的传说中斯库拉成为一块危险的礁石，位于墨西拿海峡的意大利一边）

Phrases

Scylla and Charybdis

Used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other.
斯库拉和卡律布狄斯（指处于两种危险的境遇，想要避免一种危险，另一种危险就会增加）；进退维谷
the difficulty is to navigate between the Scylla of authoritarian taste and the Charybdis of slop
Example sentencesExamples
- Racing down the straight, under the railway bridge, knocking my shins against Scylla and Charybdis, I make it to the end.
- Ah, the joys of being a late Boomer in middle-age, caught between Scylla and Charybdis.
- With software that asked voters to confirm their choices, the new machinery, it was thought, would avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of over-votes and under-votes.
- Sceptics about musical meaning tend to regard these alternatives under the sign of Scylla and Charybdis, as formidable dangers nearly impossible to avoid.
- So most US voters think things are going really well, when in fact the CPA is piloting between Scylla and Charybdis.

Definition of Scylla in US English:

Scylla

proper nounˈsɪləˈsilə

Greek Mythology

A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool Charybdis. In later legend Scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina.
〔希腊神话〕斯库拉（海上女妖，曾吞食试图航行通过她的洞穴和卡律布狄斯漩涡之间水道的水手；后来的传说中斯库拉成为一块危险的礁石，位于墨西拿海峡的意大利一边）

Phrases

between Scylla and Charybdis

Used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other.
斯库拉和卡律布狄斯（指处于两种危险的境遇，想要避免一种危险，另一种危险就会增加）；进退维谷
Example sentencesExamples
- Racing down the straight, under the railway bridge, knocking my shins against Scylla and Charybdis, I make it to the end.
- With software that asked voters to confirm their choices, the new machinery, it was thought, would avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of over-votes and under-votes.
- Ah, the joys of being a late Boomer in middle-age, caught between Scylla and Charybdis.
- Sceptics about musical meaning tend to regard these alternatives under the sign of Scylla and Charybdis, as formidable dangers nearly impossible to avoid.
- So most US voters think things are going really well, when in fact the CPA is piloting between Scylla and Charybdis.

单词	Scylla
释义	Definition of Scylla in English: Scylla proper nounˈsɪləˈsɪlə Greek Mythology A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool Charybdis. In later legend Scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina. 〔希腊神话〕斯库拉（海上女妖，曾吞食试图航行通过她的洞穴和卡律布狄斯漩涡之间水道的水手；后来的传说中斯库拉成为一块危险的礁石，位于墨西拿海峡的意大利一边） Phrases Scylla and Charybdis Used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other. 斯库拉和卡律布狄斯（指处于两种危险的境遇，想要避免一种危险，另一种危险就会增加）；进退维谷 the difficulty is to navigate between the Scylla of authoritarian taste and the Charybdis of slop Example sentencesExamples Racing down the straight, under the railway bridge, knocking my shins against Scylla and Charybdis, I make it to the end. Ah, the joys of being a late Boomer in middle-age, caught between Scylla and Charybdis. With software that asked voters to confirm their choices, the new machinery, it was thought, would avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of over-votes and under-votes. Sceptics about musical meaning tend to regard these alternatives under the sign of Scylla and Charybdis, as formidable dangers nearly impossible to avoid. So most US voters think things are going really well, when in fact the CPA is piloting between Scylla and Charybdis. name.1 phr. Definition of Scylla in US English: Scylla proper nounˈsɪləˈsilə Greek Mythology A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool Charybdis. In later legend Scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina. 〔希腊神话〕斯库拉（海上女妖，曾吞食试图航行通过她的洞穴和卡律布狄斯漩涡之间水道的水手；后来的传说中斯库拉成为一块危险的礁石，位于墨西拿海峡的意大利一边） Phrases between Scylla and Charybdis Used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other. 斯库拉和卡律布狄斯（指处于两种危险的境遇，想要避免一种危险，另一种危险就会增加）；进退维谷 Example sentencesExamples Racing down the straight, under the railway bridge, knocking my shins against Scylla and Charybdis, I make it to the end. With software that asked voters to confirm their choices, the new machinery, it was thought, would avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of over-votes and under-votes. Ah, the joys of being a late Boomer in middle-age, caught between Scylla and Charybdis. Sceptics about musical meaning tend to regard these alternatives under the sign of Scylla and Charybdis, as formidable dangers nearly impossible to avoid. So most US voters think things are going really well, when in fact the CPA is piloting between Scylla and Charybdis. name.1 phr.
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