go to church
通常指参加宗教仪式。
I go to church every Sunday.
我每个星期天去教堂。
教堂
churches — plural of church
礼拜；教会；会众；教派；宗派；教会；（全体）基督徒；教会组织；教权机构
基督教礼拜场所；举行基督教宗教仪式的建筑。
A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
被视为一个精神共同体的全体基督徒；基督教；基督世界。
Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity; Christendom.
遵循相同基督教信仰的地方群体,可指地方性或普遍性。
A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.
基督教的特定教派。
A particular denomination of Christianity.
在教堂举行的基督教礼拜；礼拜仪式。
Christian worship held at a church; service.
被视作政治机构的有组织宗教或特定宗教。
Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
The old church on the hill has beautiful stained glass windows.
山上那座古老的教堂有漂亮的彩色玻璃窗。
用法提示：此处 church 指教堂建筑，作名词。
Our church meets every Sunday for a service.
我们教会每周日聚会做礼拜。
用法提示：此处 church 指教会团体，作名词。
She decided to join a church after moving to the new town.
搬到新镇后，她决定加入一个教会。
用法提示：此处 church 指基督教派别或组织，作名词。
通常指参加宗教仪式。
I go to church every Sunday.
我每个星期天去教堂。
较正式的说法。
She attends church regularly.
她定期去教堂做礼拜。
指作为机构的教堂。
The church holds a service every morning.
教堂每天早晨举行礼拜。
常指附属的礼拜堂，可能不属于特定教区
主教座堂，规模较大，具有主教席位
强调人群而非建筑
指基督教内的不同派别，如天主教、新教等
grammar · medium
易错句子I go to the church every Sunday.
正确表达I go to church every Sunday.
当泛指参加礼拜活动时，church前不加冠词；加了the会特指某个具体的建筑，与意图不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many church in the city.
正确表达There are many churches in the city.
church作为建筑物可数，复数形式为churches；误用单数形式表示多个建筑物是复数错误。
与教堂相对，指世俗政权，常用于政教分离的语境
chapel 规模通常较小，附属于某个机构（如学校、医院），而 church 指独立的教堂建筑或教派组织。
cathedral 是主教所在的教堂，通常规模宏大，地位较高，而 church 泛指一般教堂或礼拜场所。
去教堂做礼拜
Many people attend church on Sunday.
许多人在周日去教堂做礼拜。
去教堂
She goes to church every Sunday.
她每个周日去教堂。
教堂礼拜
The church service starts at 10 a.m.
教堂礼拜上午10点开始。
教堂建筑
The church building is over 200 years old.
这座教堂建筑已有200多年历史。
教会成员
He has been a church member for decades.
他成为教会成员已有几十年了。
教堂唱诗班
The church choir sang beautifully.
教堂唱诗班唱得很美。
教堂是进行集体祈祷的场所。
教堂内供信徒就坐的长椅。
教堂中用于圣餐或仪式的台子。
教堂里参加礼拜的信徒群体。
教堂礼拜中牧师宣讲的教义。
一贫如洗
After the financial crisis, he was as poor as a church mouse.
金融危机后，他一贫如洗。
开瓶器（俚语）
Can you hand me the church key to open this beer?
你能把开瓶器递给我开这瓶啤酒吗？
带我去教堂，我会像狗一样在你的谎言圣坛前崇拜。
This lyric is from the 2013 song 'Take Me to Church' by Irish musician Hozier, which became a global hit and is often used in discussions about religious hypocrisy and personal freedom.
这句歌词出自2013年爱尔兰音乐人Hozier的歌曲《Take Me to Church》，该歌曲风靡全球，常被用来讨论宗教伪善和个人自由。
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