1. (基督)教堂;礼拜堂
A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
church的反义词
e.g. ...one of Britain's most historic churches.
英国最古老的教堂之一
e.g. ...St Helen's Church...
圣海伦教堂
2. (基督教的)教派
A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship.
e.g. ...co-operation with the Catholic Church...
和天主教派的合作
e.g. Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
教会领袖说欢迎他回来。
3. 广纳众议的机构(或团体);兼收并蓄的活动
You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
e.g. The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers...
该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。
e.g. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
摇滚乐实际无所不包,这一点很快就显而易见了。