| 单词 | golden calf |
| 释义 | golden calf (once / 14943 pages) n WORD FAMILY golden calf: golden calves USAGE EXAMPLESTrotter sucked in her breath and glowered down at her like Moses at the Israelites’ golden calf. Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins(1978) And the new "golden calf" is the "cult of money" that has led to a "dictatorship" by a faceless, inhumane economy. US News(Apr 18, 2016) When Moses returns, Schoenberg’s drama indicates that he makes the Golden Calf “disappear” – a challenge for any contemporary opera director. The Guardian(Mar 29, 2016) n (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly Hyper god, graven image, idol a material effigy that is worshipped |
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