音标:['bɪʃəp] ;
n. [宗教];[天主教、圣公会、东正教]主教
vt. 任命…为主教(或大祭司、会督等);[英国方言]烧糊, 煮焦(牛奶等)
vi. 当主教(或大祭司、会督等);[国际象棋]走象
n a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
n port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
n (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

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