golden calf
noun
1- (in the Bible) an image of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exod. 32)金牛犊（《圣经》中牛形的金像, 是亚伦应以色列人的请求制作的以作为以色列人崇拜的偶像, 当时以色列人正在等待摩西从西奈山受十诫后归来［《出埃及记》］）。
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- a false god, especially wealth as an object of worship虚假的神（尤指将财富作为崇拜对象）。