音标:['selibәt] ;
n. 独身者, 独身主义者
a. 独身的, 独身主义的
n. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
s. abstaining from sexual intercourse
词型变化:名词复数形式 : celibates
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
形容词93%
名词7%

celibate的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Maybe I should just be celibate.可能我应该保持单身算了。
  2. I'm celibate and I live a very serene lifestyle.我是一个独身主义者,过着一种非常平静的生活。
  3. I've been celibate for the past six months.我已禁欲六个月。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I will become a celibate, and join a monastery.我要成为独身者,去加入一个修道院。
  2. The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸。
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