| 词汇 | poisoned-chalice |
| 释义 | poisoned chalice noun[ S ] uk /ˌpɔɪ.zənd ˈtʃæl.ɪs/ us /ˌpɔɪ.zənd ˈtʃæl.ɪs/ something that seems very good when it is first received, but in fact does great harm to the person who receives it: 金杯毒酒;看似诱人实则有害的东西 The leadership of the party turned out to be a poisoned chalice.该党的领导职位是个乍看起来诱人但实则害人的位置。 Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously non-lethal on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome poisoned chalice | Business Englishpoisoned chalice noun[ S ] ukus something that seems very good when it is received, but that in fact may be harmful to the person who receives it: He is stepping into a job that many would regard as a poisoned chalice. Examples of poisoned chalicepoisoned chalice He was instructed to assume charge immediately, and report back, but he clearly regarded this ostensible promotion as a poisonedchalice. It is a poisonedchalice, make no mistake about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I only hope that his ministerial career will not be affected by the poisonedchalice that he has been handed today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that my statement will be seen as a poisonedchalice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the outset many people saw our task as a "poisonedchalice". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not speak of a poisonedchalice, but it is pretty sour wine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tuition fees are merely the lid on the poisonedchalice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures provide distressing evidence that my generation has passed down a poisonedchalice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, we are being asked to abdicate our responsibility to the courts and to offer a poisonedchalice to the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A year or two ago he was handed the poisonedchalice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 History shows that immunity is a poisonedchalice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has been handed the poisonedchalice of housing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They took the poisonedchalice, drank from it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a poisonedchalice this post will prove to be to the unfortunate holder! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I share some sympathy with him, if he does not regard that too much as a poisonedchalice, over the difficulties he is in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of poisoned chalice These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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