- [transitive] worship somebody/something to show respect for God or a god, especially by saying prayers, singing, etc. with other people in a religious building崇敬，崇拜（上帝或神）；（尤指在宗教场所）做礼拜
- The Mayans built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.玛雅人在丛林里建起了金字塔来膜拜他们的神。
Collocations ReligionReligion宗教Being religious笃信宗教的- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂／会堂做礼拜
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜
- belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual庆典与仪式- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式
- go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道
- lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲
- say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas宗教经文与思想- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉
- be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience宗教信仰与体验- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧
- strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰
- save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法
- be/accept/do God’s will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意
- receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身
- hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告
- commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过
- do/perform penance进行补赎
Topics Religion and festivalsc1 - [intransitive] to go to a service in a religious building到宗教场所参加礼拜
- We worship at St Mary's.我们在圣马利教堂做礼拜。
- He worshipped at the local mosque.他在当地的清真寺做礼拜。
Topics Religion and festivalsc1 - [transitive] worship somebody/something to love and admire somebody very much, especially so much that you cannot see their faults热爱；爱慕，崇拜（尤指达到看不到缺点的地步）
- She worships her children.她极度疼爱自己的儿女。
- He worshipped her from afar (= he loved her but did not tell her his feelings).他暗恋着她。
- She worships the ground he walks on.她对他的爱达到痴迷的程度。
Topics Feelingsc1 Word OriginOld English weorthscipe ‘worthiness, acknowledgement of worth’ (see worth, -ship).
