词组 | church |
释义 | church /tʃɜːtʃ $ tʃɜːrtʃ/ noun 1. a building where Christians go to worshipadjectives/nouns + churchthe local church He plays the organ in his local church.a parish church BrE (=the main Christian church in a particular area) St Luke’s is the parish church for all the villages in this area.a country church They got married in a small country church.a Catholic/Protestant/Baptist/Methodist church I went to Mass at the nearest Catholic church. | They go to a youth club at the Baptist church.verbsgo to church also attend church formal (=go to a regular religious ceremony in a church) My parents didn’t go to church.church + nounsa church service (=a religious ceremony in a church) There’s a church service at 10.30 every Sunday morning.a church hall (=a large room in or next to a church) The dance was held in the church hall.church bells I could hear the church bells ringing.church music His music is strongly influenced by the church music he heard as a child.a church wedding (=in a church) She wants to have a church wedding.a church tower (=the tall narrow part of a church) I looked at the clock on the church tower.a church spire/steeple (=a church tower with a pointed top) The tall church spires could be seen from far away.the church choir (=a group of people who lead the singing in a church) Steve’s a member of the local church choir.prepositionsin (a) church Did you get married in church?at church I made the Sunday dinner while my mother was at church.2. an organization which is part of the Christian religion and has its own beliefs and ceremoniesnouns + churchthe Catholic/Protestant/Mormon etc Church The group split from the Mormon Church more than a hundred years ago.the Christian Church (=the Christian religion) St Peter founded the Christian Church.church + nounsChurch leaders/elders (=the people in official positions of authority) Church leaders have called for an end to the fighting.the Church authorities The Church authorities refused to comment on the allegation.Church members Church members donate a part of their salary to charity.Church teaching (=the principles and beliefs taught by a Christian religion) He claims to follow Church teaching on the role of women.THESAURUS: church denomination a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups who belong to the same religion: Our staff come from churches of all denominations. | There were people of every denomination. sect a religious group that has separated from a larger group: He is a leader in the powerful Ansar Sunni Muslim sect. cult an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion: Members of the cult all committed suicide on the same day. | Her son joined a strange cult and refused to have any contact with his family. |
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