altar

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altar 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 圣坛, 祭坛

英文释义

n. the table in Christian churches where communion is given

n. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

altar 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 altar 在自然语境里怎么用：

This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.

—— We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid

Archaeologists say it’s a sacrificial altar built by the Toltec people some 1,000 years ago.

—— This Millennium-Old Sacrificial Altar in Mexico Belonged to a Civilization That Thrived Before the Aztecs

Wong wrote “After Preparing the Altar” to feed these ghosts, to give them everything they wanted to eat.

—— One great poem to read today: Jane Wong’s “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly”

And there, on my knees, I will feel the necessity of this worship at the altar of love.

—— One Person’s Trash… On the Joys of Collecting Junk

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