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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cynosure
[ 'saɪnə .ʃυr]
[ 'sɪnəzjuə]
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[astronomy]
[Cynosure]小熊(星)座(Ursa Minor)或北极星(the North Star)的旧称
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noun
引起众人注意的人(或物);众人注意的目标
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cynosure
['sɪnə,zjυə]
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n
a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
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n
something that serves as a guide
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin Cynosura the constellation of Ursa Minor, from Greek Kunosoura, from cyno- + oura tail
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