词汇 | cynosure |
释义 | cynosure noun[ C ] literaryuk /ˈsaɪ.nə.sjʊər/ us /ˈsaɪ.nə.ʃʊr/ a person or thing that is so good or beautiful that it attracts a lot of attention引人注目的人(或事物) People having good qualities advertisement altruist angel beatify brick bunch gem jewel mensch not be as black as you are paintedidiom paragon poppet poster child saint salt salt of the earthidiom softie sweetheart sweetie treasure You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Good and excellent things After all, it was a great deal to be a son of a man who could so gallantly hold the position of a cynosure for three generations. Any king who will arise and carry out this task, he verily will, in the sight of God, become the cynosure of all kings. He was the cynosure of all eyes. The author's name became at once a cynosure the world over. The paces of the cob, the dazzle of the silver-plated harness, the fine lines of the cart, the unbending mien of the driver, made a glittering cynosure for envy. Examples of cynosurecynosure Cats were rewarded with dry or moist food for approaching the cynosure at the 0-deg position or the peripheral stimulus, respectively. In this respect we hold a special position, because we are the cynosure of all eyes at all times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were the cynosure of all eyes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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