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

• 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。
• 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。
• Measurement and related factor analysis of areolar diameter in young celibate women
  未婚青年女性乳晕直径的测定及相关因素分析
• For instance, perhaps I could remain totally celibate except for keeping a pair of handsome twenty-five-year-old Italian twin brothers as lovers.
  比方说，或许我该全然保持独身，除了留着一对帅气的二十五岁意大利双胞胎当情人。
• The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.
  单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸。
• If your spouse dies, you are permitted to get remarried, most of the time, but the higher virtue would be in remaining unmarried and remaining celibate for the rest of your life.
  要是你的配偶死了，你可以再婚，在多数情况下，但更高尚的美德是坚持不婚，余生保持独身。
• I was celibate for two years.
  我有两年没有性生活。
• 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。
• I'd told her that I thought I wanted to remain celibate for this whole year of traveling, but worried, What if I meet someone I really like?
  我跟她说，我希望在这一整年的旅程中维持单身，却担心假使遇上自己真正喜欢的人呢？该如何是好？
• 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”。