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柯林斯词典

church /tʃɜːtʃ/ (churches)

1. N-VAR 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. 教堂
...one of the country's most historic churches. …该国家历史上最著名的教堂之一。
...St Helen's Church. …圣海伦教堂。
The family had gone to church. 这家人都去教堂了。
2. N-COUNT 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. (基督教的) 教派
...cooperation with the Catholic Church. …与天主教派的合作。
Church leaders said he was welcome to return. 该教派领袖说欢迎他回皈。

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剑桥词典

church noun (BUILDING)

They built the church on the edge of the village .
In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches .
The bride and groom posed for pictures outside the church.
Do you know the way to St Peter's Church?
I found her kneeling in prayer at the back of the church.

church noun (ORGANIZATION)

In Britain , the Queen is the head of the established church.
The church has strongly condemned the violence .
Instead of defending traditional values , the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute .
The church accused him of impiety and had all his writings burned .
We joined the Methodist/Anglican /Roman Catholic Church in 1975.

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