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lent

/lɛnt/

Meanings
noun

四旬斋, 大斋期

A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Examples :

"Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent."
希西家为了四旬斋戒掉了电子烟。
religion tradition theology culture festival time period

Related Words

Illustration traditionally

traditionally adverb

/tɹəˈdɪʃənli/

传统地， 按照传统， 老规矩

"My family traditionally celebrates birthdays with a big meal. "

我们家过生日的习俗是吃一顿大餐。

Illustration involving

involving verb

/ɪnˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ/

缠绕，卷入。

"The baker was involving the dough around a metal form to create a spiral-shaped pastry. "

面包师正在把面团缠绕在一个金属模具上，以便制作螺旋形状的糕点。

Illustration ecclesiastical

ecclesiastical adjective

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/

教会的， церковной (borrowed from Russian)

"ecclesiastical architecture"

教会建筑

Illustration assistance

assistance noun

/əˈsɪs.təns/

帮助， 协助， 援助

"The student received assistance from the teacher with her math homework. "

学生在数学作业方面得到了老师的帮助。

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

临时工, 临时人员

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

面包店的那个临时工只在那里干了一个夏天。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

暂时地，临时地

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

这家店因为装修暂时关闭。

Illustration applicable

applicable adjective

/əˈplɪkəbəl/

适用，合适的，相关的。

"The new rule about late submissions is applicable to all students in the class. "

关于迟交作业的新规定适用于班上所有学生。

Illustration preceding

preceding verb

/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/

在先， 先于.

"Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

文化灭绝先于肉体灭绝。

Illustration translation

translation noun

/tɹæns-/ /tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

翻译，译，译文。

"The translation of the Spanish instructions into English helped my grandfather understand how to assemble the furniture. "

把西班牙语说明书翻译成英语，这让我的爷爷明白了如何组装家具。

Illustration abstention

abstention noun

/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ /æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/

弃权， 戒绝

"The student's abstention from talking during class showed respect for the teacher. "

这个学生上课期间的沉默不语，体现了他对老师的尊重。(Zhège xuésheng shàngkè qījiān de chénmò bù yǔ, tǐxiàn le tā duì lǎoshī de zūnzhòng.)

Illustration equivalent

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

等价物，同等物

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "

在市场上，一磅苹果相当于两美元的价值。