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cardinals

/ˈkɑːrdɪnəlz/ /ˈkɑːrdənəlz/

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noun

枢机主教，红衣主教

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

Examples :

"After the Pope's death, the cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. "

教宗去世后，来自世界各地的红衣主教齐聚罗马，选举天主教会的新领袖。

religion organization person theology government

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主红雀，北美红雀

Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.

Examples :

"In the winter, we put out birdseed to attract colorful cardinals to our backyard. "

冬天的时候，我们会在后院撒些鸟食来吸引色彩鲜艳的北美红雀。

bird animal nature biology

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主红雀，红衣主教鸟

Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.

Examples :

"The bright red cardinals are beautiful to watch in the winter snow. "

在冬日的雪地里，鲜红的主红雀（红衣主教鸟）非常漂亮，引人注目。

bird animal nature biology

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深红色，猩红色。

(color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky in vibrant cardinals and oranges. "

日落将天空染成了鲜艳的深红色和橙色。

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基数，基数词

Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., zero, one, two, three). (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

Examples :

"To count the number of students present, we use cardinals, like one, two, and three. "

为了数出到场的学生人数，我们使用基数词，比如一、二、三。

number math language

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基数词，数目字

(grammar) Short for cardinal numeral, a word used to represent a cardinal number.

Examples :

"The cardinals for the first four students in the class were one, two, three, and four. "

班里前四个学生的基数词分别是“一”，“二”，“三”和“四”。

grammar number language

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红 Cardinal 花，猩红 Lobelia 花。

Short for cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), a flowering plant.

Examples :

"The hummingbirds were attracted to the bright red cardinals blooming in my garden. "

蜂鸟被我花园里盛开的鲜红红Cardinal花（猩红Lobelia花）吸引了过来。

plant biology nature

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红绿灯鱼，红莲灯鱼

Short for cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi), a freshwater fish.

Examples :

"My aquarium has a school of cardinals. "

我的鱼缸里养了一群红绿灯鱼。

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斗篷，短披风

(bow) A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.

Examples :

"During the chilly evening walk, Grandma wrapped herself in one of her cardinals, a warm, hooded cloak that was dyed a brilliant red. "

在寒冷的傍晚散步时，奶奶裹上了一件她自己的鲜红色短斗篷，那是一件带着帽子，暖和的披风。

wear style material appearance

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热红酒，香料红酒

Mulled red wine.

Examples :

"After a long day of shoveling snow, a glass of warm cardinals really hit the spot. "

铲了一整天的雪后，一杯热热的香料红酒真是太舒服了。