1building where Christians go to worship基督徒做禮拜的建築物ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤local, parish, village (especially BrE) 當地/堂區/鄉村教堂VERB + CHURCH➤build建造教堂▸➤consecrate, found為教堂祝聖/奠基◇The church was consecrated in 1250.這座教堂於 1250 年祝聖。➤dedicate奉獻教堂◇The church is dedicated to St Paul.這座教堂是奉獻給聖保羅的。CHURCH + NOUN➤building教堂建築▸➤bells, clock, steeple, tower教堂的鳴鐘/時鐘/尖塔/塔樓➤pew教堂長凳▸➤hall教堂大廳▸➤fête, wedding教堂義賣會/婚禮PREPOSITION➤at a/the church在教堂◇a chamber concert at our local church在本區教堂舉行的室內樂音樂會➤in a/the church在教堂裏◇There's an interesting organ in the church.教堂裏有一架引人注目的管風琴。church
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2meeting for public worship in a church教堂禮拜VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + NOUN | PREPOSITIONVERB + CHURCH➤attend, go to參加/去做禮拜◇Do you go to church?你去教堂做禮拜嗎?CHURCH + NOUN➤attendance去教堂做禮拜(的人數)▸➤service教堂禮拜儀式▸➤music教堂音樂➤choir, congregation, organist教堂唱詩班/會眾/管風琴師➤group, school教會團體/學校◇a church youth group一個青年教會團體PREPOSITION➤after church, before church禮拜之後/之前◇Come to our place for lunch after church.禮拜之後到我們家吃午飯吧。➤at church在教堂做禮拜◇They're at church. (BrE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。➤in church在教堂;在教堂做禮拜◇We decided not to get married in church.我們決定不在教堂舉行婚禮。◇They're in church. (NAmE) 他們在教堂做禮拜。church
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3(often the Church) all Christians regarded as a group; particular group of Christians基督教會;基督教教派ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHURCH | CHURCH + VERB | CHURCH + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high, low高派/低派教會◇He loves all the high church traditions-incense and processions and vestments.他喜歡高派教會的所有傳統 - 香、列隊行進、祭服等。➤evangelical, fundamentalist福音派/基要派教會▸➤established (= official) , mainline(= official) (NAmE) 國教會;主流教會▸➤Christian, etc.基督教會等➤Catholic, Methodist, Protestant, etc.天主教會、衞理公會、新教會等▸➤early早期基督教會◇The early Church believed miracles were proof of who Jesus was.早期基督教會認為神跡是耶穌身分的證明。VERB + CHURCH➤establish, found建立/創立教會➤lead領導教會▸➤enter, go into就任基督教聖職;成為基督教牧師◇He went into the Church (= became a priest) when he was 23.他 23 歲時成為基督教牧師。➤join加入教會◇Linda joined the local Methodist church.琳達加入了當地的衞理公會。➤leave脫離教會◇He left the Church after a loss of faith.失去信仰後,他脫離了基督教會。➤serve在教會任職◇He served the church for over sixty years.他在教會服務了 60 餘年。CHURCH + VERB➤teach教會教導◇The Catholic church teaches that life begins at conception.天主教會教導說生命始於受孕。CHURCH + NOUN➤authorities, elder教會當局/長老▸➤leader, member教會領袖/成員➤leadership, membership教會領袖地位/成員身分➤community, group教會群體/團體◇She was actively involved in church groups.她積極參與教會團體活動。➤hierarchy教階體制➤council教會委員會➤doctrine教會教義➤historian教會歷史學家➤fathers教父(指早期基督教權威神學家)PHRASES➤a member of a church教會的一員