bishop

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

bishop UK US [ˈbɪʃ.əp] noun countable [ bishops ]
1. <I > a priest of high rank who is in charge of the priests of lower rank in a particular area
• the Bishop of Durham
• Bishop Desmond Tutu
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Religious leaders and officials
2. (in chess) a piece that moves from corner to corner along squares of the same colour
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Chess
 
• the consecration of the new bishop
• We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral uplift to the delegates.
• The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
• Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.
• The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.