celibate

US [ˈseləbət]
UK ['selɪbət]
  • adj.独身的；禁欲的
  • n.独身者；禁欲者
  • Web独身生活的人a独身的；独身主义者
Plural Form：celibates  

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celibate
adj.
1.
（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
celibate priests
独身的教士
2.
无性生活的；禁欲的not having sex
I've been celibate for the past six months.
我已禁欲六个月。
n.
1.
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

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1.
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）。
zhè zhǒng rè ài de yuán yīn jiù shì nán yìn dù de chuán tǒng bǎ gān ní sà miáo huì chéng yī wèi dú shēn zhě ( kàn kan tā xiàn shēn yú tā mǔ qīn de zhì shì ) 。
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2.
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。
zài zhè ge shí dài , jiàn qiáo dà xué de zhōng shēn jiào shòu bì xū bǎo chí wèi hūn , dú shēn jìn yù bìng qiě dān rèn shèng zhí 。
article.yeeyan.org
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。
" wǒ yào bú shì zhè me pàng de huà , jiù yào zuò nǐ de hǎo qī zi 。 " hǎi sēn fū rén gù yì yé yú bā sài luó móu zhǔ jiào — — zhè wèi dōng zhèng jiào zhǔ jiào hái shì dān shēn 。
www.ecocn.org
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。
tā bǎ zì jǐ miáo huì wéi yī wèi dú shēn zhǔ yì zhě , gù yì bǎi chū mǒu zhǒng zī tài lái xiàng zhǐ tā de jiān dìng pǐn gé , dàn shì tā zhì shǎo yǒu liǎng wèi qī zi huò xiǎo qiè 。
dipan.kekenet.com
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。
qīn yǎn jiàn dào liǎng míng dà nán hái hòu , wǒ kāi shǐ pán suan shì fǒu yīng gāi tiáo zhěng yí xià jīn nián guò dú shēn shēng huó de guī dìng 。
www.kekenet.com
6.
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。
zài zǎo qī jī dū jiào zhī chū , shì méi yǒu dú shēn shén zhí de 。
open.163.com
7.
If their wife dies after they become a priest, they're expected to stay celibate and single for the rest of their lives also.
成为牧师后，如果妻子死了，他们也要在后半生，保持独身。
chéng wéi mù shī hòu , rú guǒ qī zi sǐ le , tā men yě yào zài hòu bàn shēng , bǎo chí dú shēn 。
open.163.com
8.
If you are celibate, you are making the effort not to do something that you really want to do. I don't want to do it in the first place!
如果你是独身主义者，你只是努力避免去做一件你很想做的事，而我打从一开始就压根不想要这么做！
rú guǒ nǐ shì dú shēn zhǔ yì zhě , nǐ zhǐ shì nǔ lì bì miǎn qù zuò yī jiàn nǐ hěn xiǎng zuò de shì , ér wǒ dǎ cóng yī kāi shǐ jiù yā gēn bù xiǎng yào zhè me zuò !
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9.
Oppressor lets Huo Jia sit beside oneself, say gently to his ear: "Is you married still celibate? "
暴君让霍加坐在自己身边，对着他的耳朵轻轻地说：“你结了婚还是独身？”
bào jūn ràng huò jiā zuò zài zì jǐ shēn biān , duì zhe tā de ěr duo qīng qīng de shuō : " nǐ jié le hūn hái shì dú shēn ? "
zhidao.baidu.com
10.
He would discourage in both the householders and the celibate youths any lukewarmness in their spiritual struggles.
他不鼓励居士和年轻独身者对灵性奋斗出现冷淡的行为。
tā bù gǔ lì jū shì hé nián qīng dú shēn zhě duì líng xìng fèn dòu chū xiàn lěng dàn de xíng wéi 。
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