Augean stables
noun /ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪblz/
/ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪblz/
[plural]- (in ancient Greek stories
) the very large stables which Hercules cleaned in a day by making a river flow through them, now often used to refer to a situation where there is a lot of dishonest or illegal behaviour古希腊神话 奥吉安马s:大力神一天之内通过使河流流过而清理的非常大的马s,现在通常用于指称存在许多不诚实或非法行为的情况