English Dictionary

Great Galactic Ghoul

name

(humorous) A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

The Great Galactic Ghoul is a legendary creature in science fiction.

意味（1）

(humorous) A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

Considering the billions of dollars worth of spacecraft that the Great Galactic Ghoul has eaten in the past, the UK’s Beagle 2, at about $70 million, must have seemed like an insignificant little morsel—like eating a couple of grapes, when one really wants to have a T-bone steak.