grail
英 [ɡreɪl ]
美 [ɡreɪl ]
n. 圣杯(据信为耶稣离世前所用); 渴望但永远得不到的东西; 努力追求但永远不可能实现的目标(或理想)
复数:grails
Collins.1 / BNC.21096 / COCA.20791
牛津词典
noun
圣杯(据信为耶稣离世前所用) the cup or bowl believed to have been used by Jesus Christ before he died, that became a holy thing that people wanted to find
渴望但永远得不到的东西;努力追求但永远不可能实现的目标(或理想) a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, but never will
柯林斯词典
(耶稣在最后的晚餐上所用的)圣杯The Grail or the Holy Grail is the cup that was used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In medieval times, many people tried to find the Grail without success.
N-SING 渴望得到的东西;努力追求的目标 If you describe something as a grail or a holy grail , you mean that someone is trying very hard to obtain or achieve it.
The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy. 这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。
双语例句
The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy. 这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。
But when we did the Holy Grail we knew it was a good story that everyone recognises. 但是当我们演绎《圣杯》时,我们发现这是一个每个人都认可的好故事。
This is the Holy Grail of physics. 它被喻为物理学界的神秘圣杯。
You're the guardian of the grail. 你是圣杯的守护者。
This drug is sort of your holy grail, but. 这药或许从某种意义上来说像圣杯一样,但是。
The Grail was there yesterday, but not now. 圣杯昨天还在,现在不见了。
The Holy Grail for most companies is innovation. 创新是大多数企业的圣杯。
Adventure is out there, it's my Holy Grail. 生活就是冒险,这是我的圣杯。
Those who thought they had the Holy Grail of moles. 那些认为他们有着鼹鼠圣杯的人。
You want to find the Grail as much as I do. 你和我一样,都很想找到圣杯呢。
By the time you get to london, I will have the grail. 当你到了伦敦时,我就能拿到圣杯了。
Some people link Mary to the Holy Grail and the Knights Templar. 一些人就把玛丽亚和圣杯与圣骑士连接在一起。
He will choose the sword for his Arthur, when he could have the grail. 他会选择把剑给亚瑟王,尽管他可以得到圣杯。
It's a holy grail in the world of science. 在科学界这是一个神圣的圣杯。
What will you do once you have the grail? 有了圣杯,你们想把它怎么处理?
Campbell urges us to do like King Arthur's knights when they set out on their Holy Grail. 坎贝尔提醒我们要像亚瑟王的骑士们出发去寻找他们的圣杯一样去行事。
Now, my dear, the word in French for holy grail. 还有,亲爱的,法语中代表圣杯的词。
This makes this robot a true holy grail of automated forex trading. 这使得该机器人的自动外汇交易的真正的圣杯。
With any luck, he's got the Grail already. 如果运气好的话,他已经拿到圣杯了。
He has found his holy grail. 他已经发现了自己的“法宝”。
The Holy Grail in this quest is ficc fixed income, currency and commodities trading. 在这一努力中,“圣杯”是ficc(固定收益、外汇和大宗商品交易)。
If you would, please tell him I have uncovered new information about the Grail. 如果可以,请告诉他我找到了有关圣杯的新线索。
There are many stories about the quest of the Holy grail. 有许多关于寻找圣杯的故事。
The origin of OK became the Holy Grail of etymology. OK的出典成了词源学梦寐以求的圣杯。
You're saying the Holy Grail is a person? A woman? 你是说,圣杯是一个人?一个女人?
The Grail taught me guilt, but it also drank it up. 圣杯教会了我内疚,同时也消弥了它。
The Holy Grail is the cup that Jesus Christ used at the Last Supper. 这个圣杯是耶稣基督在最后的晚餐中所用的。
Now, in my makeing of the Grail, I had torn away the props. 现在,在我制作圣杯的过程中,我抽去了大地的支柱。
You ready to search for the Holy grail? 你准备好寻找圣杯了么?
You'll find the grail, you'll kneel before her. 你会找到圣杯的,你会在她的坟墓前跪下。
英英释义
noun
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
Synonym: Holy Grail Sangraal
the object of any prolonged endeavor