"hydra" in Chinese (Simplified)
九头蛇水螅 (生物)
Definition
九头蛇可以指希腊神话中的多头蛇怪物，也可以指一种有触手的小型淡水生物。它还可以形容很难解决、涉及多个方面的问题。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“九头蛇”在神话或生物学上正式使用，比喻时形容难以根除、有多个方面的问题。日常生活中不常见，主要出现在神话、文学或学术讨论中。
Examples
In Greek myths, the hydra had many heads.
在希腊神话中，**九头蛇**有很多头。
Scientists study the tiny hydra in freshwater ponds.
科学家在淡水池塘里研究微小的**水螅**。
The hero tried to defeat the hydra in battle.
英雄试图在战斗中打败**九头蛇**。
Corruption in the country is a hydra—cut off one head, and two more appear.
国家的腐败像**九头蛇**——砍掉一个头，又长出两个。
Dealing with spam emails feels like fighting a hydra—it never ends!
处理垃圾邮件就像和**九头蛇**战斗——永远不会结束！
The company’s structure is a real hydra, with overlapping departments everywhere.
公司的结构真是个**九头蛇**，到处都是重叠的部门。