词汇 | holy grail |
释义 | holy grail noun uk/ˌhəʊ.li ˈɡreɪl/ us/ˌhoʊ.li ˈɡreɪl/ the Holy Grail [ S ] (also the holy grail)圣杯(传说耶稣在最后的晚餐上使用过) the cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the meal before his death According to the teachings of Christianity, the Holy Grail was the cup that Jesus Christ drank from during the Last Supper The search for the Holy Grail became the principal quest of the knights of King Arthur. [ C usually singular ] (also Holy Grail)极难找到(或得到)之物 something that people want and are looking for but that is extremely difficult to find or get Sustained nuclear fusion is the holy grail of the power industry. 能持久反应的核聚变是电力工业梦寐以求的“圣杯”。 The holy grail for planet hunters would be to find a rocky planet about the size of Earth orbiting a star similar to the sun. Raising red blood cell levels using legal means is something of a Holy Grail for endurance athletes.
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