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N-VAR
(基督)教堂;禮拜堂
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.
例句
...one of Britain's most historic churches.
英國最古老的教堂之一
...St Helen's Church...
圣海倫教堂
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N-COUNT
(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.
例句
...co-operation with the Catholic Church...
和天主教派的合作
Church leaders said he was welcome to return.
教會領袖說歡迎他回來。
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PHRASE
廣納眾議的機構（或團體）；兼收并蓄的活動
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.
例句
The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers...
該黨的反應是要努力成為一個吸引篤信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程師的兼收并蓄的政黨。
It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
搖滾樂實際無所不包，這一點很快就顯而易見了。