新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

church

英  [tʃɜːtʃ]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • churches

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 教堂

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    one of the country's most historic churches.

    该国家历史上最著名的教堂之一。

    例:

    St Helen's Church.

    圣海伦教堂。

    例:

    The family had gone to church.

    这家人都去教堂了。

    2[C 可数名词] (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.

    双语例句

    例:

    cooperation with the Catholic Church.

    与天主教派的合作。

    例:

    Church leaders said he was welcome to return.

    该教派领袖说欢迎他回皈。