• n.

  祭坛，圣坛；圣餐台；

复数：altars

1. [C] 神坛；圣坛；祭坛 a table or flat-topped block,often of stone,for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity
2. [C] 圣餐台 Communion table

1. The priest bowed down before the altar.
   牧师在圣坛前行鞠躬礼。
2. Tom and Mary exchanged their vows before the altar.
   汤姆和玛丽在圣坛前，山盟海誓永结良缘。
3. They were all three standing in a knot in front of the altar.
   他们三个人围在一起站在圣坛前。
4. Adam and Eve built an altar of stones.
   亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。
5. She crossed herself as she stood before the altar.
   她立在祭坛前用手在胸前画了个十字。