| 释义 |
- n.克努特式的人；妄想阻挡某事的人
- 网络陈恩田；努特大；克努特王
1. | 克努特式的人；妄想阻挡某事的人used to describe a person who tries to stop sth from happening but will never succeed |
| His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute's. 他遏制暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂挡车。 |
un. | 1. 喀奴特(994?-1035,the Great,英王,在位期间1016-35,并于1018-35为丹麦国王,1028-1035为挪威国王) |
un. | 1. a king of England, Denmark, and Norway (1016–1035) famous for sitting in front of the ocean and unsuccessfully ordering the waves to stop, in order to prove to his people he was not a God |
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