cardinal

noun

1. 枢机；枢机主教
   a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope .
   1. Cardinal Hume
      休姆枢机主教
2. 基数；纯数
   a number, such as 1, 2 and 3, used to show quantity rather than order
3. 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）
   a N American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.

adj.

1. 最重要的；基本的
   most important; having other things based on it
   1. Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.
      尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。

1. N-COUNT; N-TITLE (天主教的)红衣主教,枢机主教
   A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
   1. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...
      1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。
   2. They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
      红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。
2. ADJ 最重要的;最主要的;基本的
   A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important.
   1. As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...
      作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。
   2. Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.
      和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。
3. 主红雀
   A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.

1. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal
   1448年，尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。
2. They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
   红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。
3. As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer
   作为推销员，你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。
4. Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.
   和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。
5. I committed the physician's cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients.
   我犯了从医的大忌：跟病人有了感情纠葛。
6. Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death
   戴利主教说他听到红衣主教去世的消息后感到极为震惊和难过。
7. His Eminence Cardinal Hume celebrated Mass.
   休谟红衣主教大人主持了弥撒。
8. Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
   戴利主教已经说过，教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。
9. Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character
   红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。
10. This is a matter of cardinal significance.
    这是非常重要的事情。
11. The cardinal points of the compass are north, south, east and west.
    方位基点就是东西南北。
12. The cardinal sweater is popular with most of young ladies.
    那种深红色的毛衣深受年轻女士的欢迎。
13. He was made a cardinal.
    他成了一位红衣主教。
14. His cardinal idea is that all people should be equal.
    他的基本观点是人人都应平等。
15. Sense of propriety, righteousness, honesty, and shame are the four cardinal virtues in running a nation.
    礼义廉耻，国之四维。
16. This is one of the cardinal principles we must adhere to.
    这是我们必须遵守的基本原则之一。
17. This is a cardinal system in diagnosis.
    这是诊断中的主要症状。
18. The speaker emphasized the cardinal importance of building a party to lead the country.
    演讲者强调了建立一个政党来领导该国的根本重要性。
19. This confirms Buddhism's cardinal principle that liberation and enlightenment are to be earned and are not given.
    这正应了佛教最重要的原理：解脱和觉悟是努力挣得的，而不是给予的。
20. I was surprised to see the cardinal.
    我很惊讶看到了红衣主教。
21. Any view that neglects the Four Cardinal Principles is one-sided.
    忽略了四项基本原则，这也是带有片面性嘛！
22. Not only had she sacrificed her virtue, she had committed the cardinal sin of enjoying it.
    她不仅奉献了她的贞操，而且她也违反了享乐的基本戒律。
23. He committed the cardinal sin of forgetting their anniversary.
    他竟忘记了他们的周年纪念日，是犯了个大错。
24. The Cardinal attended the consecration of the church.
    红衣主教参加了教会的献祭仪式。
25. Liberty, equality, and fraternity, though never formulated, were cardinal principles of the gens.
    自由、平等和博爱，虽然从来没有明确规定，却是氏族的根本原则。
26. Filial piety is a cardinal virtue my people have brought over from China.
    孝道是我的国人从中国带到这里来的基本美德。
27. Now I'm taking a look at the four Cardinal Virtues: justice, fortitude, prudence and temperance.
    让我们来看一下四个基本的道德准则：正义、坚韧、审慎和节欲。
28. We should step up education in the Four Cardinal Principles and basic Marxist theories.
    我们应该在坚持四项基本原则和马克斯主义的基础上，发展教育。
29. What can I tell the cardinal tomorrow?
    我明天要怎么和那个教父说呢？
30. So we shall uphold the Four Cardinal Principles.
    所以，我们要坚持四项基本原则。

noun

1. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

   Synonym:    cardinal grosbeakRichmondena CardinalisCardinalis cardinalisredbird

2. a variable color averaging a vivid red

   Synonym:    carmine

3. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

4. the number of elements in a mathematical set

   Synonym:    cardinal number

adj

1. serving as an essential component
   1. a cardinal rule
   2. the central cause of the problem
   3. an example that was fundamental to the argument
   4. computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure

   Synonym:    centralfundamentalkeyprimal

2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
   1. cardinal numbers