chalice

英 [ˈtʃælɪs]

美 [ˈtʃælɪs]

n.  大酒杯; (尤指基督教的)圣爵

复数：chalices　

GRE

BNC.20421 / COCA.20724

习惯用语

n.

a poisoned chalice
• 金杯毒酒
  a thing which seems attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becomes unpleasant

牛津词典

noun

• 大酒杯；（尤指基督教的）圣爵
  a large cup for holding wine, especially one from which wine is drunk in the Christian Communion service

柯林斯词典

• (基督教圣餐礼上所用的)圣餐杯，圣杯
  Achaliceis a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion.
• PHRASE 金杯毒酒(指看似诱人、实则只会导致失败的工作或机会)
  If you refer to a job or an opportunity as apoisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  1. He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice...
     他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。
  2. Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.
     有人甚至说，他之所以任命自己的政治对手，是因为他知道所给的职位是杯诱人的毒酒，接受者肯定撑不过一年。

英英释义

noun

• a bowl-shaped drinking vessel
  Synonym:goblet

双语例句

• It's not clear yet that this treatment is a magic chalice, but the study suggests that the molecule, called resveratrol, is a potent protector of health and life in mammals.
  现在还不清楚该疗法是否疗效显著，但研究提示，对于哺乳动物，这种叫做白藜芦醇的分子是健康和生命的潜在保护因子。
• These include chalice glasses, curved beer flutes, tankards and novel curved glasses.
  这些酒杯包括圣餐杯、长笛啤酒杯、大啤酒杯和新奇弯曲型酒杯。
• "Chalice from the palace has the brew that is true?"
  “宫殿中的圣杯中有着真正的酿造？”
• These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes.
  这些声音汇集到一起，只给我一种感觉：我想象着自己带着圣杯，安全地穿过敌群。
• He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice
  他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。
• He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.
  他接手工会领道职务，看似风光，实则会给他带来很多麻烦。
• Miss Chalice beamed with pleasure when he rose.
  当他站起身时，查理丝小姐高兴地抿嘴一笑。
• The chalice used by Christ during the last supper.
  耶酥在最后的晚餐上使用过这个杯。
• Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. ( Richard Nixon, American President)
  命运的失望之酒，而是机会之杯。（美国总统尼克松。R。）
• If you have the chalice hop on and ride it out of here.
  如果你有高脚杯就乘坐它离开这里。