1N-COUNT (基督教聖餐禮上所用的)聖餐杯,聖杯 A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion. (基督教聖餐禮上所用的)聖餐杯,聖杯
2PHRASE 金杯毒酒(指看似誘人、實則只會導致失敗的工作或機會) If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure. 金杯毒酒(指看似誘人、實則只會導致失敗的工作或機會)
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice.
他並不認爲自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。
Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.