【acolyte】 - A-level备考词汇

acolyte

UK:  ['ækəlaɪt]

US:  ['ækə.laɪt]

复数：acolytes  

n.

1.牧师的助手

2.侍僧

3.侍者;助手;【天文学】陪星,卫星

4.【天主教】侍祭

1 . An ineffective Jefferson acolyte, Eddie Jordan, was forced out of his post as the city's leading prosecutor.
杰弗森（Jefferson）一位效率低下的助手，埃迪。乔丹（EddieJordan），被迫离开了市首席检察官的岗位。

2 . " The young acolyte said, " But it is impossible to make a mirror out of a brick, Father Prior.
小和尚说：“可砖块是做不成镜子的呀，大师。”

3 . Acolyte: This crude contraption will allow you to transport the remains of our master.
寺僧：这个简陋的装置会帮助你运送我们主人的遗骸。

4 . Blinded by greed, she underestimated the potential of her young acolyte, and killed the goose that was laying the golden eggs.
由字当头，她低估了她年轻的助手潜力，杀鹅取金蛋的产蛋。

5 . The most promising acolyte left us, not out of the lesser folly of sentiment, but the greater folly of anger.
最有前途的助手离开了我们，并不由于情感上的小问题，而是由于更大的愚蠢怒意。