Pope

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Pope, pope /pəʊp $ poʊp/ noun [countable]  1  RRCthe leader of the Roman Catholic Church 〔天主教的〕教皇，教宗 → papal The pope will visit El Salvador this year. 教皇今年将访问萨尔瓦多。 Pope John XXIII 教皇约翰二十三世2  Is the Pope (a) Catholic? informalCERTAINLY/DEFINITELY used to say that something is clearly true or certain – used humorously 教皇是天主教徒吗？ 这还用问？〔幽默用法，用于表示某事毫无疑问是真实的或确定的〕 ‘Do you think they’ll win?’ ‘Is the Pope Catholic?’ “你认为他们会赢吗？”“这还用问？”

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Pope• Pope John Paul II• During the annual Pope Day at Newport and Boston, crowds burned the pope in effigy.• Several thousand people came to hear the Pope speak.• If all else failed I would have to write to the Pope.Origin Pope (800-900) Late Latin papa, from Greek pappas, papas “father”, used as a title of bishops

Pope nounChinese  

of Corpus Catholic Church the Roman the leader

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Pope /pəʊp $ poʊp/ noun [countable]1. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ⇨ papal:
    The Pope will visit El Salvador this year.
    Pope John XXIII
2. Is the Pope (a) Catholic? informal used to say that something is clearly true or certain – used humorously:
    ‘Do you think they’ll win?’ ‘Is the Pope Catholic?’

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Pope, Al‧ex‧an‧der /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəʳ $ -ˈzæn-/
(1688–1744) a British poet and satirist whose best known works are The Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad. He is known for his use of the heroic couplet in his poems. He also produced very popular translations of the poems of Homer.

popeBrE /pəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /poʊp/ 🔊 (often the Pope) nounthe leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who is also the Bishop of Rome 教皇◆the election of a new pope新教皇的选举◆Pope Francis教皇方济各◆a visit from the Pope教皇的来访  ➡  see also papacy, papal ●Is the Pope a ˈCatholic?(humorous) used to say that there is no doubt that sth is true 这还用问吗；当然是◆'Will they arrive late?' 'Is the Pope a Catholic?' “他们会迟到吗？” “这还用问吗？”🔊🔊