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centaur

/ˈsɛntɑɹ/

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noun

人头马，半人马

A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

Examples :

"The children gasped when they saw the statue of a centaur in the park, half-man and half-horse. "

孩子们看到公园里半人马的雕像，半人半马的，都惊呆了。

mythology animal literature character being

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noun

半人马小行星，人马星。

(also capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

Examples :

"Scientists are studying the centaur planetoid to learn more about the solar system. "

科学家们正在研究半人马小行星，以便更多地了解太阳系。

astronomy space

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noun

人机组合，人机团队

A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.

Examples :

"Our chess club entered a "centaur" in the regional tournament, hoping the human's strategy and the computer's calculation would give us an edge. "

我们的象棋俱乐部在地区锦标赛中派出了一个“人机组合”，希望人类的策略和电脑的计算能力能让我们占优势。

game computing technology