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单词 showpiece
释义

showpiece

[ shoh-pees ]
/ ˈʃoʊˌpis /
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noun

something that is displayed or exhibited.
something exhibited or worthy of exhibiting as a fine example of its kind.

Origin of showpiece

First recorded in 1880–85; show + piece

SYNONYMS FOR showpiece

1, 2 masterpiece, prize, gem.
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Words nearby showpiece

show one's face, show one's hand, show one's heels, show one's teeth, show one's true colors, showpiece, showplace, show pony, showroom, showrunner, show signs of
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Example sentences from the Web for showpiece

  • This, for forty years, was a showpiece throughout Europe and even in America.

    The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
  • It shook upon its platter like the showpiece in any caterer's window.

    Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • He had selected an extract from Webster—the reply to the Hayne—and this was the showpiece of the afternoon.

    Bound to Rise|Horatio Alger

British Dictionary definitions for showpiece

showpiece
/ (ˈʃəʊˌpiːs) /

noun

anything displayed or exhibited
anything prized as a very fine example of its type
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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