church

英 [tʃɜːtʃ]

美 [tʃɜːrtʃ]

n.  (基督教的)教堂，礼拜堂; 礼拜; 礼拜仪式; 基督教教派
vt.  领…到教堂接受宗教仪式

复数：churches　现在分词：churching　过去式：churched　第三人称单数：churches　过去分词：churched　

中考高考CET4考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.393 / COCA.648

同义词辨析

churchcathedralchapel【导航词义：教堂】

习惯用语

n.

a broad church
• 广纳众议的机构
  an organization that accepts a wide range of opinions

牛津词典

noun

• （基督教的）教堂，礼拜堂
  a building where Christians go to worship
  1. a church tower
     教堂塔楼
  2. The procession moved into the church.
     人们排着队走进教堂。
  3. church services
     教堂礼拜仪式
• 礼拜；礼拜仪式
  a service or services in a church
  1. How often do you go to church ?
     你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？
  2. They're at church (= attending a church service) .
     他们在做礼拜。
  3. They're in church .
     他们在做礼拜。
  4. Church is at 9 o'clock.
     礼拜仪式9点钟开始。
• 基督教教派
  a particular group of Christians
  1. the Anglican Church
     圣公会
  2. the Catholic Church
     天主教会
  3. the Free Churches
     自由教会
• 基督教牧师；基督教机构
  the ministers of the Christian religion; the institution of the Christian religion
  1. The Church has a duty to condemn violence.
     基督教会有义务谴责暴力。
  2. the conflict between Church and State
     教会与政府的冲突
  3. to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister)
     成为基督教牧师

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (基督)教堂;礼拜堂
  Achurchis a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place aschurchwhen you are talking about the time that people spend there.
  1. ...one of Britain's most historic churches.
     英国最古老的教堂之一
  2. ...St Helen's Church...
     圣海伦教堂
  3. I didn't see you in church on Sunday.
     我星期天做礼拜时没看见你。
• N-COUNT (基督教的)教派
  AChurchis 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.
  1. ...co-operation with the Catholic Church...
     和天主教派的合作
  2. Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
     教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
  3. ...the separation of church and state.
     政教分离
• 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 abroad churchwhen it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
  1. 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。
  2. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
     摇滚乐实际无所不包，这一点很快就显而易见了。

英英释义

noun

• a service conducted in a house of worship
  1. don't be late for church
  Synonym:church service
• a place for public (especially Christian) worship
  1. the church was empty
  Synonym:church building
• one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
  Synonym:Christian church
• the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
  1. our church is hosting a picnic next week

verb

• perform a special church rite or service for
  1. church a woman after childbirth

双语例句

• Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
  他们中的一些人在教堂避难。
• I am not completely at home in any Protestant Church.
  我在任何一个新教教会都不是特别自在。
• The Church of England put a serious obstacle in the path of women who want to become priests.
  英国国教在妇女成为牧师的道路上设置了重大障碍。
• They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
  他们开始残酷迫害天主教。
• The talks will extend to the church, human rights groups and other social organizations
  会谈将涉及教会、人权团体和其他社会组织。
• Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.
  德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。
• Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
  教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
• The Church regards spirit mediums and people claiming to speak to the dead as heretical.
  教会将灵媒巫师和自称能和死者交谈的人都视为异端。
• They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Church.
  他们亵渎了教会长期以来的传统。
• The Holy Family Church was closed and the parish now celebrates mass in this simple side chapel
  圣家堂关闭了，现在该教区的居民在它旁边的简陋的小教堂里做弥撒。