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Cardinal Noun Priest Catholic American Bird Male Bright

Cardinal has multiple meanings: it can refer to a high-ranking Catholic priest, a North American bird with red feathers, or an adjective meaning most important or fundamental. It can also refer to a cardinal number, which indicates quantity.

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cardinal ★★☆☆☆
/kɑ͟ː(r)dn(ə)l/
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[N-COUNT; N-TITLE 可数名词;头衔名词](天主教的)红衣主教,枢机主教 A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
  • In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...

    1448年,尼古拉斯被任命为红衣主教。

  • They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.

    红衣主教温宁的许诺使他们受到鼓舞。

2
[ADJ 形容词]最重要的;最主要的;基本的 A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important.
  [ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...

    作为推销员,你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。

  • Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.

    和谐、平衡、秩序是法国人最看重的三项基本美德。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]主红雀 A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.

    Oxford car·din·al / ˈkɑːdɪnl ; NAmE ˈkɑːrdɪnl /
    noun
    ,
    adjective
    cardinal cardinals
    noun 1 a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinalselect and advise the Pope. 枢机;枢机主教 Cardinal Brady 布雷迪枢机主教 2 ( also ˌcardinal ˈnumber ) a number, such as 1, 2 and 3, used to show quantity rather than order 基数;纯数 compare
    ordinal
    3 a N American bird. The male cardinalis bright red. 红衣凤头鸟(见于北美,雄鸟为鲜红色)
    adjective [only before noun ] ( formal) most important; having other things based on it 最重要的;基本的 Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law. 尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。 car·din·al / ˈkɑːdɪnl ; NAmE ˈkɑːrdɪnl /
    LDC
    cardinal1 noun
    cardinal2 adjective
    cardinalcar‧di‧nal1 /ˈkɑːdənəl $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]
    Word Origin
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    Collocations
    1cardinal (1)a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church2a North American bird. The male is a bright red colour.3a cardinal number
    cardinal1 noun
    cardinal2 adjective
    cardinalcardinal2 adjective [only before noun]
    Word Origin
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    very important or basic SYN  fundamental:  Having clean hands is one of the cardinal rules when preparing food. an issue of cardinal importance
    WDF

    cardinal

    [ˈkɑ:dɪnl]

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    cardinals[1067]
    基数(47%),红衣主教(21%),主要的(13%),深红色的(8%),北美红雀(6%),鲜红色(5%)
    adj.主要的,基本的;深红色的
    n.红衣主教;枢机主教;鲜红色;【鸟类】(北美)主红雀

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