pulpit
UK/'pulpit/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A raised, often enclosed platform in a church from which the preacher delivers a sermon
（教堂的）讲道坛
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpulpitother
=pulpit
Common Collocations
- 1.mount the pulpit登上讲道坛
- 2.preach from the pulpit在讲道坛上布道
- 3.political pulpit政治宣讲台
- 4.pulpit oratory讲坛演讲术
Example Sentences
- 1.
The minister stepped up to the pulpit and addressed the congregation with quiet authority.
- 2.
Critics accused the senator of using his office as a political pulpit.
- 3.
The carved oak pulpit had stood at the center of the cathedral for over three centuries.