Cynosure
['sɪnəzjʊə;'saɪn-;-sjʊə] or ['sɪnəʃʊr]
解释:
(noun.) something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; 'if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice'.
(noun.) something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); 'let faith be your cynosure to walk by'.
编辑:韦德--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.
(n.) That which serves to direct.
(n.) Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.
编辑:马克斯
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Lesser Bear, Ursa Minor.[2]. Point or centre of attraction.
整理:康拉德
解释:
n. the dog's tail a constellation (Ursa minor) containing the north-star; hence anything that strongly attracts attention or admiration.
伊妮德编辑
例句:
- His august Majesty, the Emperor Aurelius, occupied the imperial box, and was the cynosure of all eyes. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- This exhibited merely the prevailing price of gold; but as its quotations changed from instant to instant, it was in a most literal sense the cynosure of neighboring eyes. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Hereafter this will be the cynosure of Greece. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
伯尼编辑