单词 | golden calf |
释义 | golden calfnoun 1(In the Bible) an image of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites‘ plea for a god while they awaited Moses’ return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exod. 32).While Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days receiving the laws for Israel, the Israelites persuaded Aaron to make a golden calf, and they worshipped it....
1.1An unworthy or inappropriate object of worship, typically wealth: we were led astray by the seductions of the golden calf...
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