the worship of sb/sth
of 引出崇拜的对象；worship 前通常加 the，表示特定对象的崇拜。
The worship of the sun was common in ancient cultures.
对太阳的崇拜在古代文化中很常见。
爱慕；崇敬；偶像；崇拜对象；臣服；顺从；对神或圣物的崇拜。；崇拜活动
the devotion given to a god or sacred object, or the activity of worshipping
对神或圣物的崇拜。
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
崇拜活动
the activity of worshipping
自愿的完全服从；自愿的绝对顺从。
Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference.
深厚的爱慕和钦佩之情
a feeling of profound love and admiration
炽热的爱。
Ardent love.
崇拜对象。
An object of worship.
The small church holds a service of worship every Sunday morning.
这座小教堂每周日上午都举行礼拜仪式。
用法提示：worship 作不可数名词，表示“礼拜、敬拜活动”，指在教堂举行的宗教仪式。
In some cultures, the worship of ancestors is still an important family tradition.
在一些文化中，对祖先的崇拜至今仍是重要的家族传统。
用法提示：worship 作名词，表示“崇拜”，这里指对祖先怀有的宗教性敬意。
Her worship of the famous singer bordered on obsession.
她对那位著名歌手的崇拜几乎到了痴迷的程度。
用法提示：worship 作不可数名词，表示“爱慕、崇敬”，指对某人强烈的钦佩之情。
of 引出崇拜的对象；worship 前通常加 the，表示特定对象的崇拜。
The worship of the sun was common in ancient cultures.
对太阳的崇拜在古代文化中很常见。
指被崇拜的人或物，常用 object of worship 这一搭配；可加 for 引出崇拜者。
Over the years, the singer became an object of worship for her fans.
多年来，这位歌手成了歌迷们崇拜的对象。
in worship 表示处于敬拜的状态，此处 worship 不可数，前面不加冠词。
The congregation knelt in worship.
会众跪下来敬拜。
grammar · medium
易错句子They attended a worship at the temple.
正确表达They attended worship at the temple.
worship 表示‘礼拜活动、敬拜’这一名词意义时是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a/an；若要说‘一次礼拜’，应用 a worship service。原句把不可数名词当可数名词用，所以去掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The worship God is central to their faith.
正确表达The worship of God is central to their faith.
worship 在这里是名词，后面接崇拜对象时要用介词 of 引出，即 the worship of God；直接说 the worship God 缺少介词，名词 worship 和 God 直接相连不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子Ancestors worship is common in many cultures.
正确表达Ancestor worship is common in many cultures.
英语中‘名词 + 名词’构成的复合词，前一个名词通常用单数形式，即使意义上是复数；因此固定说法是 ancestor worship，而不是 ancestors worship。
礼拜场所；宗教活动场所
The building has served as a place of worship for over two centuries.
这座建筑作为礼拜场所已有两百多年。
崇拜行为；敬拜之举
Singing together is seen as an act of worship in many churches.
在许多教堂里，一起歌唱被视为一种敬拜之举。
礼拜仪式；礼拜活动
The worship service lasted about an hour.
礼拜仪式持续了大约一个小时。
祭祖；祖先崇拜
Ancestor worship remains an important tradition in many East Asian cultures.
祖先崇拜在许多东亚文化中仍是一项重要传统。
对英雄的崇拜；偶像式的追捧
His admiration for the retired player had turned into hero worship.
他对那位退役球员的钦佩已变成英雄崇拜。
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偶像崇拜
The film explores the idol worship that surrounds young pop stars.
这部影片探讨了围绕年轻流行歌星的偶像崇拜现象。