【celibate】 - A-level备考词汇

celibate

UK:  ['selɪbət]

US:  [ˈsɛləbət]

复数：celibates  

adj.

1.独身的;禁欲的

n.

1.独身者;禁欲者

1 . This was a time when permanent fellows of a Cambridge college had to be unmarried, celibate and take holy orders.
在这个时代，剑桥大学的终身教授必须保持未婚，独身禁欲并且担任圣职。

2 . This devotion is the reason that the traditions of southern India represent him as celibate (see the anecdote Devotion to his mother).
这种热爱的原因就是南印度的传统把甘尼萨描绘成一位独身者（看看他献身于他母亲的秩事）。

3 . "If I weren't so fat, I'd have made you a good wife, " she teasingly told Patriarch Bartholomew who, as an Orthodox bishop, is celibate.
“我要不是这么胖的话，就要做你的好妻子。”海森夫人故意揶揄巴塞罗缪主教——这位东正教主教还是单身。

4 . He portrayed himself as a celibate, a pose calculated to epitomize his moral fiber, but he had at least two wives or perhaps concubines.
他把自己描绘为一位独身主义者，故意摆出某种姿态来象徵他的坚定品格，但是他至少有两位妻子或小妾。

5 . After meeting the boys in person, I began to wonder if perhaps I should adjust my rule somewhat about remaining celibate this year.
亲眼见到两名大男孩后，我开始盘算是否应该调整一下今年过独身生活的规定。