English Dictionary

Charybdis

/kəˈɹɪbdɪs/

name

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. / (Greek mythology) A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.

Charybdis is a dangerous whirlpool in Greek mythology.

意味（1）

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast.

I have never yet been able to steer my lovers through the Scylla of presence, or the Charybdis of absence.

意味（2）

(Greek mythology) A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.

意味（3）

A general term for any dangerous whirlpool.

…that night, wee ſailed merrily by the Maſcarenas, a Charybdis in 21 degrees, var.13 and 17 minutes…