| 词汇 | showpiece |
| 释义 | showpiece noun[ C ] uk /ˈʃəʊ.piːs/ us /ˈʃoʊ.piːs/ an extremely good example of something that deserves to be admired: 榜样，范例 The house is a showpiece of colonial architecture.这栋房子是殖民地风格建筑的范例。 [ before noun ]the city's new showpiece library这座城市新的示范图书馆 Samples and examples advertisement aliquot archetype benchmark benchmarking cross-section exemplification flavour for instanceidiom forerunner illustration incarnation prize prototype qua quintessence role model sample specimen taste showpiece | American Dictionaryshowpiece noun[ C ] us/ˈʃoʊˌpis/ an extremely good example of something that attracts attention or admiration: This painting will be the showpiece of the exhibit. Examples of showpieceshowpiece The building was a marvel and a showpiece. They were showpieces for these policies, and were selected because of their reputation and because considerable publicly available documentation exists about them. However, these were all nurseries with a good reputation, showpieces, which at the very least met minimum standards. These five nurseries, all claiming to offer a similar service, and acting as showpieces for publicly promoted policies did not have much in common, not even their costs or charges. What is more, there is no showpiece where potential buyers can see machinery working; adaptation cannot easily be undertaken from afar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our capital city is our country's showpiece, attracting millions of visitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a showpiece when it was opened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will want to have a showpiece and the risk-taking will be cut out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a showpiece of excellence in the heart of our capital city. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clean streets are something of a showpiece and a matter of national pride. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our showpiece during the recent past was observations at elections. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English But if these aircraft fall short in their range and speed, will they be any more than expensive showpieces? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, any such project would have to be commercially viable in the longer term and not merely a showpiece factory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is doubtful whether it can be made a showpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are excellent showpieces, but as fighting instruments today they are useless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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