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chimera

/kɪ-/ /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/

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noun

喀迈拉, 奇美拉

Alternative letter-case form of Chimera (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).

Examples :

"The artist's sculpture was a fantastical chimera, with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake for a tail. "

这位艺术家的雕塑是一个奇幻的喀迈拉，有着狮子的头、山羊的身体和蛇的尾巴。

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奇美拉，喀迈拉，合成兽，嵌合体

Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

Examples :

"The artist's sculpture was a strange chimera, with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. "

那位艺术家的雕塑是一个奇怪的合成兽，有着狮子的头、山羊的身子和蛇的尾巴。

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混合物，拼凑而成的东西

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

Examples :

"The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche."

他自己组装的那辆车真是个混合物，一半是大众，一半是保时捷。

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幻想，妄想，空想。

A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

Examples :

"Hoping to win the lottery was a chimera that distracted her from her real financial goals. "

幻想中彩票让她分心，没能专注于真正的理财目标，这只是一个空想而已。

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喀迈拉，奇美拉

A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

Examples :

"The university building was decorated with several chimeras; stony monsters that watched over the campus, forever silent because they were just decorations, not gargoyles channeling rainwater. "

那栋大学建筑装饰着好几个奇美拉（喀迈拉）；这些石头怪物默默地守护着校园，因为它们只是装饰品，不是用来排水的滴水嘴兽，所以永远无声。

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嵌合体, 嵌合生物。

An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

Examples :

"Because the child received a bone marrow transplant from her brother, she is considered a chimera, possessing some of his blood cells alongside her own. "

由于这个孩子接受了她哥哥的骨髓移植，她现在被认为是嵌合体，体内既有她自己的血细胞，也有她哥哥的血细胞。

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银鲛，鼠鱼。

Usually chimaera: a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the deep ocean, the marine biologist was excited to spot a chimera with its distinctive blunt snout and long, whip-like tail. "

在深海浮潜时，那位海洋生物学家很兴奋地发现了一条银鲛，也就是鼠鱼，它有着独特的钝吻和长长的、像鞭子一样的尾巴。

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