altar
英['ɔːltə(r)]
美['ɔːltər]
TEM4
n. (名词)
- [C] 神坛；圣坛；祭坛 a table or flat-topped block,often of stone,for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity
- [C] 圣餐台 Communion table
Noun:
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
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a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
- 1. Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds.
- 玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees.
- 圣坛两侧是两棵圣诞树。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The vicar took a candlestick from the altar.
- 牧师从圣餐台上拿起一座烛台.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Pope John Paul II knelt in his white robes before the simple altar.
- 教皇约翰·保罗二世身着白色长袍在简朴的圣坛前面跪下来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses.
- 祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
- The priest bowed down before the altar.
牧师在圣坛前行鞠躬礼。
- Tom and Mary exchanged their vows before the altar.
汤姆和玛丽在圣坛前，山盟海誓永结良缘。
- They were all three standing in a knot in front of the altar.
他们三个人围在一起站在圣坛前。
- Adam and Eve built an altar of stones.
亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。
- She crossed herself as she stood before the altar.
她立在祭坛前用手在胸前画了个十字。
