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

• 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。
• The celibate ministry comes about later.
  独身神职后来才出现。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• I was celibate for two years.
  我有两年没有性生活。
• If you want to follow God be a celibate.
  如果你想追随上帝，那么做一个独身者。
• He has entered a forbidden area, he is a confirmed celibate.
  他已经进入了一个禁区，证实他是一个独身主义者。
• 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。
• 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。