pulpit是什么意思？

pulpit

英[ˈpʊlpɪt] 美[ˈpʊlpɪt, ˈpʌl-]

• n. （教堂中的）讲坛，神职人员（教士牧师），高架操纵台，（捕鲸船的）标枪舌，〈英俚〉飞机驾驶员座位；

复数：pulpits;

例句

• The pulpit is against horse racing on Sunday. 教士们反对星期天赛马.
• The pews, the pulpit and the altar are of a piece with the simple elegance of the church itself. 长木椅 、 布道坛和祭坛都与教堂朴素高雅的气氛一致.
• He vituperated from the pulpit the vices of the court. 他在教堂的讲坛上责骂宫廷的罪恶.
• I spoke from the pulpit ad lib. 我在讲坛上发表即兴演说。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  讲坛；布道坛
  A pulpit is a small raised platform with a rail or barrier around it in a church, where a member of the clergy stands to speak.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (教堂中的)讲坛
  The pews, the pulpit and the altar are of a piece with the simple elegance of the church itself. 长木椅、布道坛和祭坛都与教堂朴素高雅的气氛一致。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it