church
noun uk/tʃɜːtʃ/ us/tʃɝːtʃ/
(BUILDING)
A2 [ C ]教堂，礼拜堂
a building for Christian religious activities
The town has four churches. 镇上有4座教堂。
a church spire/tower 教堂的尖顶／塔楼
a church hall (= a building belonging to a church, with a large room for meetings) 教堂大厅
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- They built the church on the edge of the village.
- In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches.
- The bride and groom posed for pictures outside the church.
- Do you know the way to St Peter's Church?
- I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church.
(ORGANIZATION)
[ C or U ]（基督教）教会
an official Christian religious organization
All the local churches were represented at the memorial service. 所有的地方教会都派代表参加了这次纪念仪式。
He went on a walking trip with some of his friends from church. 他跟教会的一些朋友去远足了。
[ U ]礼拜
an occasion when this organization meets as a group of people
I'll see her after church. 我做完礼拜后去看她。
They go to church every Sunday. 他们每个星期天都去做礼拜。
church services 教会礼拜仪式
the Church[ S ] 基督教教会
Christian religious organizations
Some people think the Church shouldn't interfere in politics. 有些人认为教会不应当介入政治。
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- In Britain, the Queen is the head of the established church.
- The church has strongly condemned the violence.
- Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute.
- The church accused him of impiety and had all his writings burned.
- We joined the Methodist/Anglican/Roman Catholic Church in 1975.
Idiom
go into/enter the churchidiom 担任神职;成为牧师
to become a priest
He was in his thirties when he decided to enter the church. 他三十来岁时决定成为基督教牧师。