[noncount]:the belief in a god or in a group of gods宗教信仰
Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.危难时期,许多人转向宗教寻求慰藉。
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:an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods宗教
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There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.世界上有很多宗教,比如佛教、基督教、印度教、伊斯兰教和犹太教。
Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.神道教是日本特有的宗教。
I think that children should be taught about different religions. [=faiths]我认为应该让孩子了解各种不同的宗教。
It is against my religion [=my beliefs do not allow me] to drink alcohol.饮酒有悖于我的宗教信仰。
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They advocated for freedom of religion. [=the right to choose what religion to follow and to worship without interference]他们主张宗教信仰自由。
She no longer participates in organized religion. [=a belief system that has large numbers of followers and a set of rules that must be followed]她不再参加宗教组织。
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informal:an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group狂热的爱好;虔诚恪守的信仰;得到积极参与的活动
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Hockey is a religion in Canada.冰球是加拿大人最喜爱的运动。
Politics are a religion to him.政治是他至高无上的追求。
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Where I live, high school football is religion.在我生活的地方,高中橄榄球运动非常流行。
Food is religion in this house.美食是这家人的一大爱好。
find/get religion
informal + sometimes disapproving
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:to become religious:to decide to follow a particular religion变得有宗教信仰;决定信教
Lots of people get religion in prison.许多人在监狱中决定信教。
My dad found religion after surviving a car accident.我父亲在一场车祸中幸存下来后决定信教。
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:to stop doing something that others think is wrong and begin to do something others think is good or correct改正错误;走入正轨
Automakers have found religion, finally bringing more hybrid vehicles to market.汽车制造商已步入正轨,最终为市场提供了更多的混合动力车
The mayor got religion on public transit and is now pushing plans to build a new subway.市长在公共交通的问题上找对了方向,现在正推行建造一条新地铁的计划。
Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis. There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan. Hockey is a religion in Canada. Politics are a religion to him. Where I live, high school football is religion. Food is religion in this house. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back — more at rely
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIGION | RELIGION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, major主要宗教➤universal, world普世/世界宗教◇Judaism is one of the great world religions.猶太教是世界上幾大宗教之一。➤ancient, established, old, old-time, traditional古代的/成為國教的/古老的/舊時的/傳統的宗教◇the ancient religions and philosophies of China中國古代宗教和哲學◇She dismissed creationism as old-time religion.她摒棄神創說,認為那是一種舊時宗教的說法。◇These faiths draw on the traditional religions of indigenous peoples.這些信仰出自原住民的傳統宗教。➤new新宗教➤contemporary當代宗教➤dominant, mainstream, popular佔支配地位的/主流的/流行的宗教◇the leaders of all the mainstream religions所有主流宗教的領導人◇This popular religion is a blend of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism with spirit beliefs.這種流行宗教是儒教、佛教、道教與神靈信仰的一種混合體。➤minority少數人的宗教➤official, state官方宗教;國教➤institutional, organized慈善機構的/有組織的宗教◇I believe in God, but I don't belong to any organized religion.我信仰上帝,但不屬於任何一個宗教組織。➤orthodox正統宗教◇Darwinism contradicted orthodox religion.達爾文主義與正統宗教相抵觸。➤fundamentalist原教旨主義宗教➤false, true虛假的/真正的宗教➤alternative另類信仰◇Football has become an alternative religion for many people.足球已經成為很多人的另類信仰。➤folk, native, primitive民間的/本土的/原始的宗教➤pagan異教➤monotheistic, polytheistic一神教;多神教➤Eastern東方宗教◇Eastern religions such as Shintoism日本神道教之類的東方宗教➤Hindu, Jewish, etc.印度教、猶太教等➤Catholic, evangelical, Orthodox, Protestant天主教;福音派教;東正教;新教VERB + RELIGION➤belong to, have屬於⋯教派;有宗教信仰◇She has no religion.她沒有宗教信仰。➤follow, practise/practice遵守/奉行宗教教義◇Do you still practise / practice your religion?你還信教嗎?➤adopt接受宗教◇The majority of children adopt the religion of their parents.大部份孩子接受的都是父母的宗教。➤embrace, find (= become interested in) , get (informal, especially NAmE) 信奉宗教;對宗教感興趣◇He reportedly embraced religion and became a vegetarian.據報道,他信了教並且成為了素食主義者。◇As a result of her brother's death, Maria found religion.由於弟弟的死,瑪麗亞皈依了宗教。◇We're waiting for the company to get religion on recycling. (figurative) 我們在等待該公司轉變態度,認真對待廢物的循環利用問題。➤change改變宗教信仰➤abandon, reject放棄/摒棄宗教信仰➤defend為宗教信仰辯護◇She believed that her religion needed to be defended by philosophy and logic.她認為她的宗教需要用哲學和邏輯加以維護。➤endorse, promote公開支持/推廣宗教◇The law prohibits the government form endorsing a particular religion.該法律禁止政府公開支持某一特定宗教。➤impose把宗教強加於◇I don't think the government should try to impose religion on our society.我認為政府不應試圖將宗教強加於我們的社會。➤found創建宗教◇He founded a new religion.他創立了一種新的宗教。➤preach佈道◇The teachers started preaching the Christian religion to us at every opportunity.老師們開始利用一切機會給我們宣講基督教教義。➤spread傳播宗教➤study, teach學習/教授宗教➤discuss討論宗教◇They never discussed religion or politics.他們從不討論宗教或政治。➤respect尊重宗教◇I believe we should respect all religions of the world equally.我認為我們應該平等地尊重世界上所有的宗教。RELIGION + VERB➤be based on sth宗教建立在⋯的基礎上◇a religion based on reason建立在理性基礎上的宗教➤originate from sth宗教發源於⋯◇He believes that all religions originated from a single source.他認為所有的宗教都有同一個本源。➤develop宗教發展➤spread宗教傳播➤teach sth宗教宣揚⋯➤forbid sth宗教禁止⋯➤give sth, offer sth宗教給予⋯/提供⋯◇Almost all religions offer the idea of sacred space.幾乎所有的宗教都有神聖空間這種概念。PREPOSITION➤by religion屬⋯教◇These people are predominantly Russian Orthodox by religion.這些人大多是俄羅斯東正教信徒。➤in a/the religion在宗教信仰中◇In their religion, mountains are sacred.在他們的宗教中,山是神聖的。PHRASES➤an adherent of a religion, an follower of a religion宗教信徒▸➤a form of religion, a kind of religion一種宗教