shrine
n
1 any place that is regarded as holy because of its associations with a special person or event 神圣的地方或处所; 圣地; 圣坛; 圣祠; 神龛
He built a chapel as a shrine to the memory of his dead wife. 他建了一座小教堂作为悼念亡妻的圣所.
(fig 比喻) Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis. 温布尔登是所有网球爱好者的圣地.
2 tomb or container in which holy relics are kept 圣陵; 圣骨匣.
While early settlers had killed bison for food, now the killing became more widespread.
早期的殖民者只是以杀野牛为食,这时屠宰野牛就更为广泛了。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
He wrote about socialism in newspapers and started a magazine called Indian Opinion.