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

• N-VAR (基督)教堂;礼拜堂
  Achurchis a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place aschurchwhen 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。
• N-COUNT (基督教的)教派
  AChurchis 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
• 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 abroad churchwhen 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

• Most Protestant churches now have women ministers.
  如今大多数新教教会都有女牧师。
• 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。
• The area is renowned for its Romanesque churches
  这个地区以其罗马式的教堂闻名。
• 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。
• There are lots of old buildings and churches.
  有许多旧的建筑物和教堂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches.
  这座城市拥有众多美丽的教堂。
• 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。