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

复数：congregations　

TEM4TEM8法律

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
  1. The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
     会众站起来唱圣歌。
• （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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of congregating
  Synonym:congregating
• an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
  1. a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
  2. a great congregation of birds flew over
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
  Synonym:foldfaithful

双语例句

• 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。
• And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
  摩西，亚伦就来到会幕前。
• The preacher blessed the congregation after his sermon.
  牧师在讲道后祝福会众。
• The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
  教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。
• And all the congregation said, amen, and praised the lord.
  会众都说、阿们、又赞美耶和华。
• The priest asked the members of his congregation to pray for the souls of people in purgatory.
  神父叫他教区的信徒为炼狱中的人们的灵魂祈祷。
• I was attending a meeting, and a large congregation were present.
  我赴一个聚会，出席的会众很多。
• There was a rustling of dresses, and the standing congregation sat down.
  站着的人们在一片衣服的沙沙声中都坐了下来。
• 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。
• The priest blessed the congregation.
  牧师求神赐福于会众。