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  1. halcyon

    • IPA[ˈhalsēən]

    美式

    • adj.
      denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
    • n.
      a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.;a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.
    • noun: halcyon, plural noun: halcyons

    • 釋義

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    名詞

    • 1. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.
    • 2. a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.
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    • IPA[ˈhalsɪən]

    英式

    • adj.
      denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful: the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring
    • n.
      a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter ...

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