1N-COUNT (基督教圣餐礼上所用的)圣餐杯,圣杯 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. (基督教圣餐礼上所用的)圣餐杯,圣杯
2PHRASE 金杯毒酒(指看似诱人、实则只会导致失败的工作或机会) 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(指看似诱人、实则只会导致失败的工作或机会)
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice.
他并不认为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.