altar

US [ˈɔltər]
UK [ˈɔːltə(r)]
  • n.祭坛
  • Web圣坛；神坛；圣餐台
Plural Form：altars  

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altar
n.
1.
（教堂、庙宇的）圣坛，祭坛，祭台a holy table in a church or temple
the high altar(= the most important one in a particular church)
教堂正祭台
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He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.
为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。
at/on the altar of sth
因为，为了（值得为之受苦的事物）because of sth that you think is worth suffering for
He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.
为了名声，他心甘情愿牺牲幸福。

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1.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
把杠穿在坛两旁的环子内，用以抬坛，并用板作坛，坛是空的。
bǎ gàng chuān zài tán liǎng páng de huán zi nèi , yòng yǐ tái tán , bìng yòng bǎn zuò tán , tán shì kōng de 。
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And the priest will put blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting, burning the fat for a sweet smell to the Lord.
祭司要把血洒在会幕门口耶和华的坛上、把脂油焚烧、献给耶和华为馨香的祭。
jì sī yào bǎ xuè sǎ zài huì mù mén kǒu yē hé huá de tán shàng 、 bǎ zhī yóu fén shāo 、 xiàn gěi yē hé huá wèi xīn xiāng de jì 。
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Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or gain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.
在这坛上不可奉上异样的香，不可献燔祭、素祭，也不可浇上奠祭。
zài zhè tán shàng bù kě fèng shàng yì yàng de xiāng , bù kě xiàn fán jì 、 sù jì , yě bù kě jiāo shàng diàn jì 。
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With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD , and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seats of seed.
用这些石头为耶和华的名筑一座坛，在坛的四围挖沟，可容谷种二细亚。
yòng zhè xiē shí tou wèi yē hé huá de míng zhù yī zuò tán , zài tán de sì wéi wā gōu , kě róng gǔ zhǒng èr xì yà 。
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The temple includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva.
秘鲁考古学家阿尔瓦表示，古庙建有一段阶梯，通往拜火仪式用的祭坛。
bì lǔ kǎo gǔ xué jiā ā ěr wǎ biǎo shì , gǔ miào jiàn yǒu yí duàn jiē tī , tōng wǎng bài huǒ yí shì yòng de jì tán 。
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To be Picasso's mistress you had to be prepared to sacrifice oneself entirely on the altar of his art.
要成为毕加索的情妇你必须做好准备完全成为他艺术圣坛的祭品。
yào chéng wéi bì jiā suǒ de qíng fù nǐ bì xū zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi wán quán chéng wéi tā yì shù shèng tán de jì pǐn 。
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So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
于是领巴兰到了琐腓田，上了毗斯迦山顶，筑了七座坛，每座坛上献一只公牛，一只公羊。
yú shì lǐng bā lán dào le suǒ féi tián , shàng le pí sī jiā shān dǐng , zhù le qī zuò tán , měi zuò tán shàng xiàn yī zhī gōng niú , yī zhī gōng yáng 。
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And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
23：4神迎见巴兰。巴兰说，我预备了七座坛，在每座坛上献了一只公牛，一只公羊。
èr shí sān bǐ sì shén yíng jiàn bā lán 。 bā lán shuō , wǒ yù bèi le qī zuò tán , zài měi zuò tán shàng xiàn le yī zhī gōng niú , yī zhī gōng yáng 。
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And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
如果有人蓄意谋杀，就必须处死；纵使他逃到我的祭坛前，也不能免。
rú guǒ yǒu rén xù yì móu shā , jiù bì xū chǔ sǐ ; zòng shǐ tā táo dào wǒ de jì tán qián , yě bù néng miǎn 。
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You also say, `If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath. '
你们又说，凡指着坛起誓的，这算不得什么。只是指着坛上礼物起誓的，他就该谨守。
nǐ men yòu shuō , fán zhǐ zhe tán qǐ shì de , zhè suàn bù dé shén me 。 zhǐ shì zhǐ zhe tán shàng lǐ wù qǐ shì de , tā jiù gāi jǐn shǒu 。
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