| 单词 | pulpit |
| 释义 | pulpit (once / 543 pages) n If you go into a church and see a minister speaking from a high platform, he's speaking from the pulpit. Pulpit was originally used to refer to the platform in a church that a preacher speaks from, but we often use it metaphorically for any kind of preaching, whether it's religious or not. If someone is trying to tell everyone else how to live, they're speaking from the pulpit, whether they're preaching the embrace of root vegetables or warning us that we will be attacked by aliens. WORD FAMILYpulpit: pulpits USAGE EXAMPLESThe final days are Obama’s last chance to define his presidency before he loses the bully pulpit and cedes his legacy to historians. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) These officials should use the bully pulpit and negotiation skills to achieve fantastic outcomes for Washingtonians. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) His bizarre ideas, already widely disseminated through his media platforms, now will enjoy access to the bully pulpit of the American presidency. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) n a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Syn|Hyper ambo, dais, podium, rostrum, soapbox, stump platform a raised horizontal surface |
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