kraken

美 { "us": "", "uk": "" }
英 { "us": "", "uk": "" }
数据源: ai_enrichment
kraken 指北欧神话中传说生活在北海的巨大海怪,常被用来比喻强大或难以应对的事物。

用法要点

句型搭配

kraken 通常作为可数名词使用,前面可加冠词或形容词修饰,常用于比喻性表达中,描述巨大、神秘或难以控制的事物。

• release the kraken
• a mythical kraken
• the kraken of the deep

介词用法

kraken 常与介词 of 连用,表示所属或来源,如 of the deep(深海的);也可与 from 搭配,表示来源或出处。

• kraken of the ocean
• kraken from Norse mythology
• kraken in the sea

语域说明

kraken 属于文学、神话或比喻性语域,在日常口语中较少使用,多见于奇幻文学、电影或比喻性描述中,带有神秘、古老的色彩。

• legendary kraken
• ancient kraken tales
• kraken in modern fiction

基础例句

In the movie, they had to release the kraken to save the city.

在电影中,他们不得不释放海怪来拯救城市。

My friend told me a scary story about a kraken in the deep sea.

我朋友给我讲了一个关于深海海怪的恐怖故事。

The kraken is often depicted as a giant squid in old legends.

在古代传说中,海怪常被描绘成巨大的章鱼。

高级例句

In marine biology discussions, the kraken is sometimes used as a metaphor for unexplored deep-sea ecosystems.

在海洋生物学讨论中,海怪有时被用作未探索深海生态系统的隐喻。

The company's new product launch was described as releasing the kraken in the competitive market.

该公司的新产品发布被描述为在竞争激烈的市场中释放了海怪。

Scholars analyze how the kraken myth reflects ancient fears of the unknown in maritime cultures.

学者们分析海怪神话如何反映古代航海文化中对未知的恐惧。

高频搭配

verb

releasesummonawakenencounterdescribe

adjective

mythicalgiantlegendaryancientterrifying

noun

seaoceanmythologytentaclesmonster

adverb

suddenlymysteriouslypowerfullydeeply

preposition

of the deepfrom the seain mythologywith tentacles

phrase

release the krakenkraken of the oceanmyth of the krakengiant kraken attack

常见错误

❌ 错误:I saw a kraken in the zoo yesterday.
✓ 正确:I read about a kraken in a mythology book yesterday.

kraken 是神话生物,不存在于现实世界如动物园中;应使用在阅读或传说语境中。

❌ 错误:The kraken are very dangerous.
✓ 正确:The kraken is very dangerous.

kraken 作为单数名词,动词应用单数形式 is,而不是复数 are。

近义词辨析

sea monster

sea monster 是更通用的术语,指任何海洋中的怪物,而 kraken 特指北欧神话中的巨大海怪,更具文化特定性。

Legends speak of a sea monster in these waters, but the kraken is specifically from Norse tales.

leviathan

leviathan 源自圣经,常指巨大的海兽或比喻强大势力,而 kraken 更侧重于神话中的具体形象,带有触手等特征。

The leviathan represents chaos in theology, whereas the kraken is a mythical creature with tentacles.