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单词 Poisoned chalice
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Poisoned chalice

英语例句库

He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.

他接手工会领导职务,看似风光,实则会给他带来很多麻烦。

原声例句
NPR音讯 2016年7月合集

I think that he's reacted very well to the knowledge that he's been passed a poison chalice.

他发现“有毒的圣杯”传到了他这里,我认为他的应对非常不错。

BBC随身英语(官网版)

However, this wondrous gift may in fact be a poisoned chalice.

然而,这个奇妙的礼物实际上可能是一个有毒的圣杯。

《金融时报》 Podcast

We know that this is, you know, almost a poisoned chalice for ministers.

我们知道,这几乎是部长们的毒酒。

英语百科

Chalice

Derrynaflan Chalice, an 8th- or 9th-century chalice, found in County Tipperary, Ireland
Fresco of a female figure holding a chalice at an early Christian Agape feast. Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome.
Chalice with Saints and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Chalice with the inscription: 'My blood truly is a libation' (John 6:55, KJV), made for the church St John the Baptist in Salinas, Spain.

A Chalice (from Latin calix, mug, borrowed from Greek kalyx, shell, husk) is a goblet or footed cup intended to hold a drink. In general religious terms, it is intended for drinking during a ceremony.

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