chalice
chalice
英[ˈtʃælɪs]美[ˈtʃælɪs]
n.高脚酒杯，圣餐杯，金杯*酒，看似诱人实则令人讨厌的事物；
复数：chalices;
例句
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。 ——Richard Nixon美国总统尼克松出自：英语名言
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair , but the chalice of opportunity . (Richard Nixon, American President )命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。(美国总统 尼克松 . R.)出自：英语名言
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. So let us seize it, not in fear, but in gladness. -- R.M. Nixon命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。因此，梦颐呛廖薹惧，满心愉悦地把握命？- 尼克松出自：英语名言
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.
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice.他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯*酒。
Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.有人甚至说，他之所以任命自己的**对手，是因为他知道所给的职位是杯诱人的*酒，接受者肯定撑不过一年。
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice...他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯*酒。
同义词
chalice的同义词之：
cup柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(**教圣餐礼上所用的)圣餐杯，圣杯
A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion.
PHRASE
金杯*酒(指看似诱人、实则只会导致失败的工作或机会)
If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
例句
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice...他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯*酒。Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.有人甚至说，他之所以任命自己的**对手，是因为他知道所给的职位是杯诱人的*酒，接受者肯定撑不过一年。英汉词典释义
n.
高脚酒杯
圣餐杯
金杯*酒；看似诱人实则令人讨厌的事物
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。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
