church

n

• ① (基督)教堂(英国则指国教教堂)
  • There were no services this morning, and the church was empty.今天早上没有礼拜仪式,所以教堂是空的。

• ② 礼拜仪式
  • Mary goes to church every Sunday.玛丽星期日去做礼拜。
  • Will you attend church today?你今天要去做礼拜吗?
  • They are at [in] church.他们在做礼拜(★参照They are in the church.他们在教堂里面)。
  • Church begins at 9 o'clock.礼拜在九点开始。
  • after church礼拜仪式过后
  • Is church over yet?礼拜仪式结束了吗?(★下面词组中的church为[C]:between churches在一次礼拜与下一次之间)

• ③ 1[Church]基督教的派;教会2(某地的)教会
  • the Catholic [Protestant] Church天主教【新教】教会
  • the Church of England=the Anglican [English] Church英国国教,英格兰教会
  • the Church of Scotland苏格兰教会(长老派)
  • the Eastern [western] Church东方[西方]教会;希腊[罗马、天主教]教会
  • the established [state] church国教
  • the Methodist Church美以美教会
  • the Presbyterian Church长老教会
  • Alice is a member of this church.爱丽丝是这个教会的一员。

• ④ (与国家相对的)教会;教权
  • separation of church and state政教分离

• ⑤[the Church集合用法](全体)基督教徒
  • the Church and the world教会与世俗

• ⑥[the church]神职,僧职
  • He's considering the church as a possible career.他正在考虑以神职做为可能的职业。
  • He is destined for the church.他注定要当牧师。
  • He will go into [enter] the church.他将担任神职。

• ⑦[the church;集合用法](教会的)会众