| 单词 | showpiece |
| 释义 | showpiece noun[C] uk/ˈʃəʊ.piːs/us/ˈʃoʊ.piːs/anextremelygoodexampleof something thatdeservesto beadmired: 榜样，范例Thehouseis a showpiece ofcolonialarchitecture.这栋房子是殖民地风格建筑的范例。 [before noun]the city's new showpiecelibrary这座城市新的示范图书馆 Samples and examples
showpiece| American Dictionaryshowpiece noun[C] us/ˈʃoʊˌpis/anextremelygoodexampleof something thatattractsattentionoradmiration: Thispaintingwill be the showpiece of theexhibit. Examplesofshowpieceshowpiece The building was a marvel and ashowpiece. From theCambridge English Corpus They were showpieces for these policies, and were selected because of their reputation and because considerable publicly available documentation exists about them. From theCambridge English Corpus However, these were all nurseries with a good reputation, showpieces, which at the very least met minimum standards. From theCambridge English Corpus These five nurseries, all claiming to offer a similar service, and acting as showpieces for publicly promoted policies did not have much in common, not even their costs or charges. From theCambridge English Corpus What is more, there is noshowpiecewhere potential buyers can see machinery working; adaptation cannot easily be undertaken from afar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our capital city is our country'sshowpiece, attracting millions of visitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was ashowpiecewhen it was opened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will want to have ashowpieceand the risk-taking will be cut out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are ashowpieceof excellence in the heart of our capital city. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The clean streets are something of ashowpieceand a matter of national pride. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ourshowpieceduring the recent past was observations at elections. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English But if these aircraft fall short in their range and speed, will they be any more than expensive showpieces? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, any such project would have to be commercially viable in the longer term and not merely ashowpiecefactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is doubtful whether it can be made ashowpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are excellent showpieces, but as fighting instruments today they are useless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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