shrine [ʃraɪn] noun countable ■a place for worship which is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object 圣地;神龛;圣坛;神殿•Islam's most sacred shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.伊斯兰教最神圣的圣殿位于沙乌地阿拉伯的麦加。 ■a special place in which you remember and praise someone who has died, especially someone famous (尤指名人的)纪念之所•She's turned her bedroom into a shrine to the dead pop star and covered the walls with pictures of him.她把自己的卧室变成了纪念那位已故流行歌星的地方,墙上贴满了他的照片。 |