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altar

noun
🔊/ˈɔːltə(r)/
🔊/ˈɔːltər/
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  1. a holy table in a church or temple（教堂、庙宇的）圣坛，祭坛，祭台
    • the high altar (= the most important one in a particular church)教堂正祭台
    Extra Examples
    • He built an altar to God and made a sacrifice.他给上帝建了祭坛，并献了祭品。
    • He placed the candles on the altar.他把蜡烛放在圣坛上。
    • Helen and Tony kneeled at the altar.海伦和托尼跪在圣坛前。
    • The bride approached the altar.新娘走近圣坛。
    • an altar dedicated to Saint John献给圣约翰的祭坛
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • main
    • makeshift
    • …
    verb + altar
    • approach
    • go up to
    • face
    • …
    altar + noun
    • boy
    • cloth
    • frontal
    • …
    preposition
    • at an/​the altar
    • before an/​the altar
    • on an/​the altar
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English altar, alter, based on late Latin altar, altarium, from Latin altus ‘high’.
Idioms
at/on the altar of something
  1. (formal) because of something that you think is worth suffering for因为，为了（值得为之受苦的事物）
    • He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。🔊🔊