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单词 cardinal
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cardinal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkɑːr.dɪ.nəl/

cardinalnoun[C](PRIEST)

apriestof very highrankin theRomanCatholicChurch:
（罗马天主教会的）红衣主教，枢机主教
Cardinalselectandadvisethe Pope.红衣主教们推选教皇并担当教皇的顾问。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious leaders & officials
  • anti-papal
  • apostolic
  • archbishop
  • archbishopric
  • archdeacon
  • clerical
  • confessor
  • curacy
  • curate
  • minister
  • ministry
  • muezzin
  • mullah
  • non-clerical
  • priestly
  • primate
  • rabbi
  • rabbinical
  • the Dalai Lama
  • the priesthood
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cardinalnoun[C](NUMBER)

(alsocardinal number)
anumberthatrepresentsamount, such as 1, 2, 3,ratherthanorder, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd
基数
Compare
ordinal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Numbers generally
  • antilogarithm
  • Arabic numeral
  • C, c
  • D, d
  • digit
  • I, i
  • infinity
  • L, l
  • log
  • logarithm
  • logarithmic
  • mode
  • nos.
  • number
  • ordinal
  • quantitative
  • serial number
  • significant figures
  • variable
  • whole number
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cardinalnoun[C](BIRD)

aNorthAmericanbird, themaleof which hasbrightredfeathers
红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟有鲜红色的羽毛）
picture of cardinal
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Other wild birds
  • bird of paradise
  • blackbird
  • blue tit
  • bluebird
  • bluejay
  • finch
  • flycatcher
  • goldfinch
  • greenfinch
  • honeyeater
  • lorikeet
  • lyrebird
  • macaw
  • magpie
  • martin
  • skylark
  • song thrush
  • sparrow
  • squab
  • starling
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cardinal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkɑːr.dɪ.nəl/
ofgreatimportance:
极重要的；基本的；主要的
a cardinalrule/error/sin基本规则／根本错误／严重错误
Synonym
key
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • chief
  • clutch
  • co-principal
  • life-and-death
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prized
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • subtle
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(Definition ofcardinalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cardinal| American Dictionary

cardinal
noun[C]
us
/ˈkɑr·dən·əl/

cardinalnoun[C](PRIEST)

apriestof highrankin theRomanCatholicChurch

cardinalnoun[C](BIRD)

aNorthAmericanbird, themaleof which hasbrightredfeathersand ablackface
cardinal
adjective
us
/ˈkɑrd·ən·əl/

cardinaladjective(IMPORTANT)

ofgreatimportance;main:
Findingfoodwas a cardinalconcern.
(Definition ofcardinalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcardinal

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The changes produce little oddities - cardinals swear that whichever of us is elected ... yet the choice is not confined to cardinals.
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There do not exist arbitrarily large measurable cardinals.
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They found that children overwhelmingly rejected underinformative statements containing cardinals but not quantifiers such as some.
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In (15b) we have the case where once is modified by not ; this not can similarly modify one, but is for the most part not compatible with the higher cardinals.
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Indeed, the closure by composition of these operations generates exactly all the functions between finite cardinals.
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Is the college of cardinals libertarianly free ?
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The canons will be rich nobles, relatives of kings and of bishops, they will even be the bishops and the king, who will act like cardinals.
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He gave the example of cardinals and archbishops.
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We do not want secret conclaves of political cardinals.
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I do not share the view of the orthodox, whether they are rabbis or bishops or cardinals.
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The cardinal's views on other matters did not cover him in glory.
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We all know that relationships at the level of archbishops, cardinals and moderators are good and friendly.
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Have you asked their cardinals?
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If the amendments are accepted, at least two of the cardinal's wishes have been carried out; namely, a longer period of time and recognition of the responsibilities to children.
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In addition to those listed below, an additional 90 living cardinals were excluded from the conclave by reason of age.
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