sermon

英 [ˈsɜːmən]

美 [ˈsɜːrmən]

n.  布道; 讲道; 冗长的说教

复数：sermons　

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8

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牛津词典

noun

• 布道；讲道
  a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service
• 冗长的说教
  moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk

柯林斯词典

• 布道;讲道
  Asermonis a talk on a religious or moral subject that is given by a member of the clergy as part of a church service.

英英释义

noun

• a moralistic rebuke
  1. your preaching is wasted on him
  Synonym:preaching
• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
  Synonym:discoursepreaching

双语例句

• I have nothing left to give you but this horizontal sermon.
  我没什么好给你，除了这横卧的布道词。
• You wouldn't be listening to this sermon if you weren't already a believer.
  如果你不是信徒，你根本不会听这段布道。
• Father gave me a sermon on table manners.
  父亲就餐桌礼仪问题对我作了一番说教。
• Sometimes the rector came up and preached a sermon.
  有时候教区牧师来布道。
• The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity.
  牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
• Passover sermon, a play, and a century of the Melting pot.
  逾越节的布道，一个戏剧，一个世纪大熔炉。
• Could you have a sermon about a raise in my allowance?
  你能不能准备一篇关于给小孩子零花钱要提高的布道？
• His sermon awoke me to a sense of sin.
  他的讲道使我意识到自己的罪恶。
• 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。
• British vicar has preached his way into the record books by giving a30-hour sermon on the Old Testament.
  英国一位牧师创造了连续布道30个小时的世界纪录，他用以布道的材料是《圣经旧约》。