celibate

英 [ˈselɪbət]

美 [ˈselɪbət]

adj.  (尤指因宗教原因)独身的，不结婚的，没有性生活的; 无性生活的; 禁欲的
n.  独身主义者; 禁欲者; 从不过性生活的人

复数：celibates　第三人称单数：celibates　

GRE

BNC.21292 / COCA.17726

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指因宗教原因）独身的，不结婚的，没有性生活的
  not married and not having sex, especially for religious reasons
  1. celibate priests
     独身的教士
• 无性生活的；禁欲的
  not having sex
  1. I've been celibate for the past six months.
     我已禁欲六个月。

noun

• 独身主义者；禁欲者；从不过性生活的人
  a person who has chosen not to marry; a person who never has sex

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (因宗教信仰)禁欲的，独身的
  Someone who iscelibatedoes not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
  1. The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
     教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。
  2. Acelibateis someone who is celibate.
     独身主义者;禁欲者
• ADJ (特定时期)禁欲的，节制性欲的
  Someone who iscelibatedoes not have sex during a particular period of their life.
  1. I was celibate for two years.
     我有两年没有性生活。

英英释义

noun

• an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

adj

• abstaining from sexual intercourse
  1. celibate priests
  Synonym:continent

双语例句

• I can't accept ur love, cuz I am a celibate.
  我不能接受你的爱，因我是个独身主义者。
• He portrayed himself as a celibate, a pose calculated to epitomize his moral fiber, but he had at least two wives or perhaps concubines.
  他把自己描绘为一位独身主义者，故意摆出某种姿态来象徵他的坚定品格，但是他至少有两位妻子或小妾。
• I was celibate for two years.
  我有两年没有性生活。
• He has entered a forbidden area, he is a confirmed celibate.
  他已经进入了一个禁区，证实他是一个独身主义者。
• But even then he could have borne living with her if it had been agreed that they should remain celibate.
  即便这样，他倒可以忍着和她一起过，只消同意禁欲就是啦。
• Results: Some features in mixed group were as following: more female, more celibate, more extroversion or intermedius type, more depressive episodes of onset, more with psychotic symptoms, more with suicidal ideation or attempts.
  结果：混合组年龄稍低，多见于女性和独身者，性格多为外向型或中间型，首次发作多为抑郁，多伴有精神病性症状及自杀意念和企图。
• The laity, however, everywhere preferred their priests celibate.
  然而，俗众却到处渴望他们的祭司过独身生活。
• Churches that believe their priests must be celibate in order to be like Jesus are not about to change their rules, though.
  有些教堂认为，只有神甫独身方能奉耶稣为楷模，但在此事发生后它们也并不打算很快改变规矩。
• For instance, perhaps I could remain totally celibate except for keeping a pair of handsome twenty-five-year-old Italian twin brothers as lovers.
  比方说，或许我该全然保持独身，除了留着一对帅气的二十五岁意大利双胞胎当情人。
• You want me to be celibate for11 years?
  你要我忍十一年来避一避？