congregation
英 [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]
美 [ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]
n. (教堂的)会众; (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的)教堂会众
Collins.1 / BNC.5091 / COCA.4989
牛津词典
noun
- (教堂的)会众
a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not including the priest and choir- The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
会众站起来唱圣歌。
- The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
- (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的)教堂会众
the group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to worship
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT-COLL 教堂会众
The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as thecongregation.- Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
礼拜仪式开始前几分钟,大部分教堂会众陆续到来。
- Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
英英释义
noun
- the act of congregating
- an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
- a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
- a great congregation of birds flew over
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
双语例句
- Then he, struggling, hears the voices of the congregation around him.
然后,挣扎着,他听到了,教堂会众的声音。 - He and his congregation have also set themselves the goal of eradicating poverty in Africa.
他和信众们同样在非洲设定了消除贫困的目标。 - She saw the pictures of the old pastors and their wives, and the congregation sitting in the polished chairs and singing from their hymn-books.
于是她看到了奏着乐曲的手风琴,看到了老牧师和他们妻子的图像,看到了教众坐在抛光的椅子上唱着赞美诗。 - If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿,可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。 - A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
本堂牧师对圣会或其它群体进行精神引导的基督教主持人或牧师。 - What's the point of a new congregation?
创办一个新的圣会,是为了什么? - And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
摩西,亚伦就来到会幕前。 - The priest blessed the congregation.
牧师求神赐福于会众。 - The priest asked the congregation to cleanse their thoughts.
牧师要求参加礼拜的人们净化他们的思想。 - The congregation was belting out hymns, but I felt strangely detached.
集合是出自赞美诗制带的材料,但是我觉得奇妙超然。