altar

英 [ˈɔːltə(r)]

美 [ˈɔːltər]

n.  (教堂、庙宇的)圣坛，祭坛，祭台

复数：altars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5800 / COCA.5661

习惯用语

n.

at/on the altar of sth
• 因为，为了（值得为之受苦的事物）
  because of sth that you think is worth suffering for
• He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.
  为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。

牛津词典

noun

• （教堂、庙宇的）圣坛，祭坛，祭台
  a holy table in a church or temple
  1. the high altar (= the most important one in a particular church)
     教堂正祭台

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 祭坛；神坛
  Analtaris a holy table in a church or temple.
  1. ...the high altar at Chichester Cathedral.
     奇切斯特大教堂内的主祭坛
• PHRASE 作…的祭品；成为…的牺牲品
  If you say that someone or something issacrificed at the altarof another thing, you mean they suffer or are destroyed because of that thing.
  1. Napoleon's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign.
     在灾难性的俄国战役中，拿破仑的军队成了这一愚蠢之举的牺牲品。

英英释义

noun

• a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
• the table in Christian churches where communion is given
  Synonym:communion tableLord's table

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