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单词 cardinal
释义
cardinal
(kɑːʳdnəl )
Word forms: cardinals
1. countable noun & title noun
A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic Church.
In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal.
They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important. [formal]
As a salesperson, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer.
Harmony, balance and order are cardinal virtues to the French.
Synonyms: principal, first, highest, greatest  
3. countable noun
A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.
Collocations:
cardinal elector
He participated as cardinal elector in the papal conclaves of 2005 and 2013.
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He was a cardinal elector in the 2005 papal conclave.
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Each cardinal elector was allowed one aide.
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It was the second-longest papal conclave of the 16th century, and (at the time) the largest papal conclave in history in terms of the number of cardinal electors.
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cardinal principle
Why do we appear to have abandoned that cardinal principle?
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In every one of these business ventures, gis cardinal principle was contribution to a healthier society.
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One of the controversial but cardinal principles of the school was its active promotion of co-education.
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But when the party and the government determined that the strictures of the four cardinal principles had been stretched beyond tolerable limits, they did not hesitate to restrict intellectual expression.
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In stating the four cardinal principles, the implication was that these four topics could not be questioned, but political ideas other than those in the list could be debated.
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cardinal rule
Pilots follow a cardinal rule known as 'first, fly the aeroplane'.
Times, Sunday Times
They broke the cardinal rule of batting in five-day cricket - when you get a start, you have to make it count.
The Sun
Not only will they be selling low, breaking the cardinal rule of investing, but they will also be locking in their losses.
Times, Sunday Times
Sadly, you broke the absolute cardinal rule of renting property (even to friends) - you did not get a signed agreement!
The Sun
It's my cardinal rule not to play things more than once, but he's the one paying to turn it up so it's difficult.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 红衣主教天主教的, 首要的
Japanese: 枢機卿, 最も重要な
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