altar

英 ['ɔːltə(r)] 美 ['ɔːltər]

• n. (教堂内的)圣坛；祭坛

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 神坛；圣坛；祭坛

   a table or flat-topped block,often of stone,for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity

2. [C] 圣餐台

   Communion table

英英释义

Noun:

1. the table in Christian churches where communion is given

2. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The priest bowed down before the altar.
   牧师在圣坛前行鞠躬礼。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. Adam and Eve built an altar of stones.
   亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。
5. 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。

经典引文

• High places where men are willing to sacrifice truth on the altars of their self-interest.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• altar boy 侍者
• altar rail 栏杆
• carved altar 雕刻祭台
• altar facing 祭坛饰罩
• altar cloth 圣坛台布
• altar piece 祭坛上方及后面雕画饰...
• altar fresco 祭坛壁画
• altar tomb 纪念坛
• sacrificial altar 祭坛
• altar screen 祭坛上方及后面雕画装...
• altar frontal 祭坛前挂饰
• altar shrine 祭坛神龛
• high altar 祭坛
• lead to the altar 娶某人为妻
• altar fire 真挚的爱,神圣的爱...
• the throne and altar 王权与教权

近反义词

【近义词】

• table 桌子
• bench 长凳
• slab 平板
• stand 站立
• platform 月台
• dais 讲台
• Lord's table 圣餐台
• communion table 祭坛