celibate

英 [ˈselɪbət]

美 [ˈselɪbət]

adj.  (尤指因宗教原因)独身的，不结婚的，没有性生活的; 无性生活的; 禁欲的
n.  独身主义者; 禁欲者; 从不过性生活的人

复数：celibates　第三人称单数：celibates　

GRE

BNC.21292 / COCA.17726

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指因宗教原因）独身的，不结婚的，没有性生活的
  not married and not having sex, especially for religious reasons
  1. celibate priests
     独身的教士
• 无性生活的；禁欲的
  not having sex
  1. I've been celibate for the past six months.
     我已禁欲六个月。

noun

• 独身主义者；禁欲者；从不过性生活的人
  a person who has chosen not to marry; a person who never has sex

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (因宗教信仰)禁欲的，独身的
  Someone who iscelibatedoes not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
  1. The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate.
     教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。
  2. Acelibateis someone who is celibate.
     独身主义者;禁欲者
• ADJ (特定时期)禁欲的，节制性欲的
  Someone who iscelibatedoes not have sex during a particular period of their life.
  1. I was celibate for two years.
     我有两年没有性生活。

英英释义

noun

• an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

adj

• abstaining from sexual intercourse
  1. celibate priests
  Synonym:continent

双语例句

• The laity, however, everywhere preferred their priests celibate.
  然而，俗众却到处渴望他们的祭司过独身生活。
• Controlling lust by remaining celibate when single, leading to faithfulness in marriage.
  独处时，保持禁欲，控制情欲，婚后应忠诚。
• The Roman Catholic Church insists priests remain celibate and has ruled out letting them marry.
  罗马天主教会规定，牧师必须保持独身，不允许结婚。
• 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。
• You want me to be celibate for11 years?
  你要我忍十一年来避一避？
• The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.
  单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸。
• So for celibate rotifers that want to stay clean, a good long dry spell is just what the doctor ordered.
  因此，对于那些想要健康存活而又坚守“禁欲主义”的蛭形轮虫而言，保持长时间干燥就是“谨遵医嘱”。
• I will become a celibate, and join a monastery
  我要成为独身者，去加入一个修道院
• In the beginning of early Christianity, see, you did not have the celibate ministr.
  在早期基督教之初，是没有独身神职的。
• But even then he could have borne living with her if it had been agreed that they should remain celibate.
  即便这样，他倒可以忍着和她一起过，只消同意禁欲就是啦。