showpiece

英 [ˈʃəʊpiːs]

美 [ˈʃoʊpiːs]

n.  (供展示用的)样品

复数：showpieces　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19652 / COCA.25728

牛津词典

noun

• （供展示用的）样品
  an excellent example of sth that people are meant to see and admire

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指令人惊叹的)样品，典范
  Ashowpieceis something that is admired because it is the best thing of its type, especially something that is intended to be impressive.
  1. The factory was to be a showpiece of Western investment in the East...
     这家工厂将会成为西方在东方投资的样板。
  2. Wembley is the showpiece stadium in this country.
     温布利球场是该国最具代表性的体育场。

英英释义

noun

• the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
  Synonym:collector's itempiece de resistance

双语例句

• However, the Spanish international was forced to sit out the Cardiff showpiece due to suspension.
  然而，这位西班牙球员由于禁赛，被迫没能参加加迪夫的足总杯决赛。
• Now rebranded as the FA Community Shield, the showpiece will feature Arsenal for a third successive year when they face Manchester United in August.
  现在这项赛事已经更名为足总社区盾，八月和曼联的比赛将是阿森纳连续第三年参加这项赛事。
• World leaders started arriving in Washington yesterday for a showpiece summit at which Barack Obama will tackle the terrorist threat with a deal to secure all nuclear materials during the next four years.
  世界各国领导人昨日开始抵达华盛顿参加令人瞩目的核安全峰会。巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）在会上将寻求达成一项协议，在今后四年期间保障所有核材料的安全，以对付恐怖主义威胁。
• Thomas McArthur, from Whittlebury Hall Hotel in Northamptonshire, was "gutted" after his showpiece sculpture collapsed under its own weight. "I'll definitely not be back next year", he said.
  这位沮丧的巧克力大师的作品因为承受不了自身的重量倒塌了，“明年俺不会再来参加了”他说。
• The38-year-old, who has guided the Catalan side to the showpiece finale in his debut season in charge, told CNN his side would play to win.
  这位38岁的首次执教西甲的带领加泰罗尼亚人完美挺进冠军杯决赛的主教练告诉CNN，巴塞罗那将战斗并最终赢得胜利。
• The factory was to be a showpiece of Western investment in the East
  这家工厂将会成为西方在东方投资的样板。
• They will join the East Asian trio of Korea Republic, Korea DPR and Japan in the Great White North of Canada for next year's global youth showpiece.
  约旦队将和东亚三驾马车，韩国、朝鲜和日本一起参加明年在北半球的巨白世界-加拿大举行的全球青年足球盛会。
• Compared with other kinds of filter, this showpiece is of many merits: wide filtration range, and high filtration precision, etc.
  此样机与其它过滤器相比具有：过滤幅度大、过滤精度高等特点。
• Scholars studied on the museum particular emphasis on the functioning of the building in the past, for instance display way of the showpiece, indoor daylighting, streamline, etc.
  以往对博物馆的研究或者侧重于功能方面的研究，如展品的陈列方式、室内采光、流线等等；
• Set on the Big Island's exclusive Kona-Kohala Coast, this showpiece resort captures the essence of Hawaiian design, culture and tradition.
  设置在大岛的专属科纳-科哈拉海岸，这个展品捕捉到夏威夷度假酒店设计，文化和传统的精髓。