1N-VAR (基督)教堂;礼拜堂 A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there. (基督)教堂;礼拜堂
2N-COUNT [oft adjective NOUN](基督教的)教派 A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship. (基督教的)教派
...co-operation with the Catholic Church.
和天主教派的合作
Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
...the separation of church and state.
政教分离
3PHRASE [oft verb-link PHRASE]广纳众议的机构(或团体);兼收并蓄的活动 You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles. 广纳众议的机构(或团体);兼收并蓄的活动
The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers.
该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。
It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
1building where Christians go to worship基督徒做禮拜的建築物ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤local, parish, village (especially BrE) 當地/堂區/鄉村教堂VERB + CHURCH➤build建造教堂▸➤consecrate, found為教堂祝聖/奠基◇The church was consecrated in 1250.這座教堂於 1250 年祝聖。➤dedicate奉獻教堂◇The church is dedicated to St Paul.這座教堂是奉獻給聖保羅的。CHURCH + NOUN➤building教堂建築▸➤bells, clock, steeple, tower教堂的鳴鐘/時鐘/尖塔/塔樓➤pew教堂長凳▸➤hall教堂大廳▸➤fête, wedding教堂義賣會/婚禮PREPOSITION➤at a/the church在教堂◇a chamber concert at our local church在本區教堂舉行的室內樂音樂會➤in a/the church在教堂裏◇There's an interesting organ in the church.教堂裏有一架引人注目的管風琴。church
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2meeting for public worship in a church教堂禮拜VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITIONVERB + CHURCH➤attend, go to參加/去做禮拜◇Do you go to church?你去教堂做禮拜嗎?CHURCH + NOUN➤attendance去教堂做禮拜(的人數)▸➤service教堂禮拜儀式▸➤music教堂音樂➤choir, congregation, organist教堂唱詩班/會眾/管風琴師➤group, school教會團體/學校◇a church youth group一個青年教會團體PREPOSITION➤after church, before church禮拜之後/之前◇Come to our place for lunch after church.禮拜之後到我們家吃午飯吧。➤at church在教堂做禮拜◇They're at church. (BrE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。➤in church在教堂;在教堂做禮拜◇We decided not to get married in church.我們決定不在教堂舉行婚禮。◇They're in church. (NAmE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。church
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3(often the Church) all Christians regarded as a group; particular group of Christians基督教會;基督教教派ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + VERB | CHURCH + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high, low高派/低派教會◇He loves all the high church traditions-incense and processions and vestments.他喜歡高派教會的所有傳統 - 香、列隊行進、祭服等。➤evangelical, fundamentalist福音派/基要派教會▸➤established (= official) , mainline(= official) (NAmE) 國教會;主流教會▸➤Christian, etc.基督教會等➤Catholic, Methodist, Protestant, etc.天主教會、衞理公會、新教會等▸➤early早期基督教會◇The early Church believed miracles were proof of who Jesus was.早期基督教會認為神跡是耶穌身分的證明。VERB + CHURCH➤establish, found建立/創立教會➤lead領導教會▸➤enter, go into就任基督教聖職;成為基督教牧師◇He went into the Church (= became a priest) when he was 23.他 23 歲時成為基督教牧師。➤join加入教會◇Linda joined the local Methodist church.琳達加入了當地的衞理公會。➤leave脫離教會◇He left the Church after a loss of faith.失去信仰後,他脫離了基督教會。➤serve在教會任職◇He served the church for over sixty years.他在教會服務了 60 餘年。CHURCH + VERB➤teach教會教導◇The Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception.天主教會教導說生命始於受孕。CHURCH + NOUN➤authorities, elder教會當局/長老▸➤leader, member教會領袖/成員➤leadership, membership教會領袖地位/成員身分➤community, group教會群體/團體◇She was actively involved in church groups.她積極參與教會團體活動。➤hierarchy教階體制➤council教會委員會➤doctrine教會教義➤historian教會歷史學家➤fathers教父(指早期基督教權威神學家)PHRASES➤a member of a church教會的一員
church noun ⇨church (go to church)⇨religion (the Catholic Church)church
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church ♦︎ temple ♦︎ mosque ♦︎ shrine ♦︎ cathedral ♦︎ chapel ♦︎ synagogue ♦︎ abbey ♦︎ sanctuary ♦︎ place of worshipThese are all words for religious buildings.这些词均表示宗教建筑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to go to church / temple / chapel / synagogue■church [countable, uncountable] a building where Christians go to worship; a service or services in a church(基督教的)教堂;礼拜;礼拜仪式◆The procession moved into the church.队列进入教堂。◆a church tower教堂塔楼◆church services教堂礼拜◆How often do you go to church?你多久去教堂做一次礼拜?◆ (BrE) They're at church(= attending a church service).他们在做礼拜。◆ (NAmE) They're in church.他们在做礼拜。◆Church is at 9 o'clock.礼拜仪式9点钟开始。 see also Church ⇨ religion■temple [countable] a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in religions other than Christianity(尤为非基督教的)庙宇,寺院,神殿,圣堂◆a Buddhist / Hindu / Sikh temple佛教/印度教/锡克教庙宇◆the Temple of Diana at Ephesus以弗所的狄安娜神庙◆ (NAmE) to go to temple(= to a service in a synagogue, where Jews worship)去(犹太)会堂礼拜■mosque mɒsk; NAmEmɑːsk [countable] a building where Muslims go to worship清真寺◆We were woken by the call to prayer from a nearby mosque.我们被附近清真寺召集礼拜的声音吵醒了。■shrine [countable] a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event圣地;圣祠;神庙;神龛◆a shrine to the Virgin Mary敬奉圣母马利亚的朝圣地◆to visit the shrine of Mecca前往圣地麦加朝拜■cathedralkəˈθiːdrəl [countable] the main church of a district, under the care of a bishop(= a priest of high rank)主教座堂;教区总教堂◆St Paul's Cathedral圣保罗大教堂◆ (BrE) a cathedral city有主教座堂的城市■chapel ˈtʃæpl [countable] a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison or large private house; a separate part of a church or cathedral with its own altar, used for some services and private prayer; a small church; a small building or room used for funeral services, especially at a cemetery or crematorium(学校、监狱、私人宅院等基督教徒礼拜用的)小教堂;(教堂内的)分堂;私人祈祷室;(尤指墓地或火葬场的)殡仪礼堂◆the school / college chapel学校/学院的小教堂◆Evening prayer will be held in the Lady Chapel.晚祷将在圣母堂进行。◆a tiny chapel in the mountains群山中的一座小教堂◆a chapel of rest安息小堂ⓘ In British English chapel [countable, uncountable] is also the word used for a church in some Christian denominations, for example Nonconformists.在英式英语中,chapel亦指基督教某些教派(如英国的非国教派教徒)做礼拜的教堂◆a Methodist / Mormon chapel卫理公会/摩门教教堂◆She always went to chapel on Sundays.她总是在星期天去教堂做礼拜。■synagogueˈsɪnəgɒg; NAmEˈsɪnəgɑːg [countable] a building where Jews go to worship犹太会堂;犹太教堂◆They went to synagogue every Saturday.他们每个星期六去犹太教堂。■abbey [countable] a large church together with a group of buildings in which monks or nuns live or lived in the past大隐修院;(曾为隐修院的)大教堂◆Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂◆a ruined abbey破败不堪的教堂■sanctuaryˈsæŋktʃuəri; NAmEˈsæŋktʃueri [countable] a holy building or the part of it that is considered most holy圣所;圣殿◆Women were excluded from entering the sanctuary where the priest stood at the altar.圣坛前祭司站立的圣所妇女不许进入。■ˌplace of ˈworship(pluralplaces of worship) [countable] (ratherformal) a building where people of a particular religion go to worship, such as a church, temple, mosque or synagogue礼拜场所(如教堂、庙宇、清真寺或犹太教堂等)◆The statistics show the number of people who regularly attend a place of worship.统计数字显示定期去礼拜场所的人数。ⓘ Place of worship is used especially in official contexts, when collecting information about the people who live in a country, city or area. * place of worship尤用于官方语境,如搜集某国、某市或某地区居民信息时会使用到。