churches

英 [ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz] 美 [ˈtʃɜrtʃəz]

n.  (基督教的)教堂,礼拜堂; 礼拜; 礼拜仪式; 基督教教派
church的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-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.
    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。
  2. N-COUNT (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.
    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
  3. 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.
    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。

双语例句

  1. The Coptic Church is among the oldest churches of Christianity.
    科普特教会是最古老的基督教会之一。
  2. Most Protestant churches now have women ministers.
    如今大多数新教教会都有女牧师。
  3. Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules.
    有时候教会因为过分拘泥于那些无关紧要的规则而无法看清这一事实。
  4. The two halves of the town face each other, and both have interesting churches
    城镇一分为二,两两相望,各自都有颇具趣味的教堂。
  5. Many churches provide excellent pastoral counselling.
    很多教堂提供出色的牧灵辅导。
  6. Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
    戴利主教已经说过,教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。
  7. The area is renowned for its Romanesque churches
    这个地区以其罗马式的教堂闻名。
  8. A number of churches were sacked and sacrilegious acts committed.
    很多教堂都被洗劫一空,而且作出了诸多渎神之举。
  9. Frescoes are so familiar a feature of Italian churches that it is easy to take them for granted
    壁画在意大利教堂里是司空见惯的,以至于人们往往会视而不见。
  10. The CIU provides churches with solid advice on a wide range of subjects
    哥伦比亚国际大学为教堂在许多问题上提供了切实有用的建议。
  11. The town centre is thick with churches and cafe-lined squares.
    市中心随处都是教堂和被咖啡店包围的广场。
  12. The danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the tune of their big business sponsors.
    商业主义的危险就是教会最终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。
  13. For churches not normally noted for their ability to act in unison, today's unprecedented move was all the more remarkable
    对于通常无法统一行动的各个教会来说,今天这一前所未有的举动无疑更加非同寻常。
  14. The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches.
    这座城市拥有众多美丽的教堂。
  15. He has repeatedly criticized Western churches as too worldly and too entrenched in consumerism.
    他一再批评西方教会过于世俗,消费主义观念过于顽固。
  16. Churches and synagogues deluged imams with speaking requests.
    基督教堂和犹太教堂也大量邀请伊玛目到教堂讲经。
  17. There are many Russian churches and synagogues in harbin.
    哈尔滨有许多俄式教堂和犹太教堂。
  18. The churches, as everyone knows, opposed the abolition of slavery as long as they dared.
    众所周知,教会过去尽量反对废除奴隶制。
  19. We were out all day visiting museums, monuments and churches.
    我们所有一天参观博物馆,纪念碑和教堂。
  20. Houses and churches are buildings.
    房子和教堂是建筑物。
  21. We invited the police; we made phone calls; we went to churches; we passed out flyers.
    我们邀请了警察;我们打了电话,我们去了教堂;我们散发了传单。
  22. There are churches and mosques here.
    这儿有天主堂和清真寺。
  23. Some of rome's best boutiques and restaurants occupy former churches.
    一些罗马最好的时装商店和饭店占据了从前的教堂。
  24. There are lots of old buildings and churches.
    有许多旧的建筑物和教堂。
  25. Have flocked to temples, synagogues, and churches.
    涌向寺庙、犹太教会堂和教堂。
  26. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible.
    基督教和其它宗教建筑充满了描述来自《圣经》的人类和历史的绘画。
  27. China's Protestantism and Catholicism have maintained friendly contacts with churches in many countries.
    中国基督教和天主教与世界上许多国家教会建立了友好往来关系。
  28. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places.
    他们还修建了许多教堂、学校、医院和其他建筑。
  29. A few Chinese also attended churches of the Catholic and Baptist denominations.
    几个中国人也参加了教会的天主教和浸信会教派。