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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   poisoned chalice

   • IPA[ˈCHaləs]

   • n.
     an assignment, award, or honor which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient

   • noun: poisoned chalice, plural noun: poisoned chalices

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. British an assignment, award, or honor which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice
3. • 更多解釋

   poisoned chalice

   • n.
     an assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems ... many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice

   Oxford Dictionary