golden calf

golden-calf的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A golden image of a sacrificial calf fashioned by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites.
以色列人崇拜的偶像：亚伦式祭祀用的牛的金像，是以色列人崇拜的偶像

2. Money as an object of worship; mammon.
崇拜金钱；财神

3. The subject of intense veneration:
极端尊敬的服从：

“Arms control . . . has evolved [into] the golden calf of liberalism” (Patrick J Buchanan)
“军队控制已逐渐变为对自由主义的极端服从” (帕特里克J比沙南)