cure for cancer

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ultimate breakthrough or achievement in any challenging field, symbolizing an elusive, transformative solution to a seemingly insurmountable problem, a Holy Grail.

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From the value such a hypothetical cure would entail, since cancer is responsible for the deaths of about ten million people annually.

来源:wiktionary