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

• 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。
• European football's showpiece game will be played at the London stadium this season.
  “我仍然认为英超联赛是欧洲最强的联赛，”布拉加造访酋长球场之前法国人说。
• It manages the thenford arboretum as a business showpiece and a trial ground, which has the added advantage of impressing and teaching its horticultural business clients.
  它管理着thenford植物园，作为业务展品和试验庭院，这就增加了打动并教导其园艺商业客户的优势。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Three more including the showpiece "tournament course" were even further along.
  还有3块包括作为样板的“巡回赛场地”进度甚至更快。
• But though he has enjoyed a successful, injury-free campaign for the champions, Park is taking nothing for granted ahead of Wednesday's European showpiece.
  但虽然冠军杯他踢得很成功且没有受伤，朴智星还是没有得到任何上场的保证。
• President Barack Obama has sealed an important foreign policy victory with the US Senate rallying to support a showpiece arms control treaty with Russia.
  美国参议院批准与俄罗斯签署一项标志性的军控条约，这意味着美国总统巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）在外交政策上取得了一个重大胜利。