【chalice】 - A-level备考词汇

chalice

UK:  ['tʃælɪs]

US:  ['tʃælɪs]

复数：chalices  

n.

1.〔诗〕杯

2.【植物;植物学】杯状花

3.(高脚)酒杯;【宗教】圣餐杯

1 . Dan said the prayers that accompany communion, we all took bread, and drank from a chalice of wine that we passed around our circle.
丹作了结束圣餐礼的祷告，我们都吃了面包，喝了在我们圈中转递的圣餐杯中的酒。

2 . Jesus: Father, Y-you can do all things. If it is possible, let this chalice pass.
耶稣：父亲，你可以做任何事情。如果有可能，把这个圣杯从我身边拿走…但是由你来完。

3 . These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes.
这些嘈杂的声音只给我一种很单一的感受：就好像我是在一群敌人间守护着我的圣杯。

4 . Some insist the Holy Grail, even if historical , should be considered separate from the Holy Chalice used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
一些人坚持说，圣杯即使是有关历史的，也应当被认为是与耶稣在最后的晚餐使用的圣餐杯区分开来。

5 . She was essentially feminine, in other words , a parasite and a chalice.
她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。