C/U a building that Christians go to in order to worship . Traditional churches usually contain an altar and long wooden seats facing the altar called pews. The place where the priest or minister stands to talk to the people is called a pulpit . A religious ceremony that takes place in a church is called a service （基督教的）教堂，礼拜堂 | an old country church on the side of a hill 山坡上一座古老的乡村教堂 |
| the church of Our Lady and Saint Michael 圣母马利亚和圣米迦勒教堂 |
| go to church (=go to a church to worship) She doesn’ t go to church very often these days. 做礼拜 |
| in church Did you get married in church? 你的婚礼是在教堂举行的吗？ |
| | a | C all the people who go to a particular church （某教堂的）全体信徒 | |
| | b | belonging to or connected with a church 教会的；教堂的 | | the church choir/doors/funding 教堂唱诗班/大门/基金 | |
| | c | C a group of Christian churches with its own particular beliefs and structures 基督教教会 | | the Methodist Church 循道宗教会 | | the Roman Catholic Church 罗马天主教教会 | |
| | d | U the Christian religion as a political or official organization , and the people who work for it 宗教权力机构；教会组织 | | the division between Church and State 政教分离 | | the power of the Church in the Middle Ages 中世纪教会的权力 | |