sab·bath
noun/ˈsæbəθ/
/ˈsæbəθ/
often the Sabbath
[singular]- (in Judaism and Christianity) the holy day of the week that is used for resting and worshipping God. For Jewish people this day is Saturday and for Christians it is Sunday.
一周中用于休息和敬拜上帝的圣日。对于犹太人来说，这一天是星期六，对于基督徒来说，这一天是星期日。 - to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)
守／不守安息日 - It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.
在安息日工作或玩耍都被视为罪过。 - The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
演讲者主张放宽严守安息日的规矩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Jewish
- Muslim
- etc.
- …
- keep
- observe
- break
- …
- day
- holiday
- rest
- …
- on the sabbath
- observance of the Sabbath
Word OriginOld English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāt̲, from šāb̲at̲ ‘to rest’. - to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)