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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 洗礼
[xílǐ]
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1.
noun
[宗]
baptism
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2.
noun
[考验]
trial
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 洗礼
[xílǐ]
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1.
名
基督教接纳人入教时的仪式,把水滴在入教人的额上,或把入教人身体浸在水中,象征洗掉过去的罪恶。
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2.
名
比喻严峻的锻炼和考验
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经受了战争的洗礼。
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Examples
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受过战斗的洗礼
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have gone through the test of battle
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这些长城上的垛堞,已经经受了多年岁月风霜的洗礼。
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The buttresses of the Great Wall have been through years of harsh weather.
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Most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism.
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大多数教堂给婴儿洗礼,但有一部分坚持给成人洗礼。
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We are organizing a baby shower for my sister-in-law.
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我们正为嫂子的宝宝准备洗礼仪式。
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I had seen a kind young priest christening a very nice baby.
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我看到了一个年轻仁慈的神父为一个很可爱的婴儿做洗礼。
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The parents had the child baptized.
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父母为这个孩子施洗礼。
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Collocations
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施行洗礼
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to baptize
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洗礼仪式
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the rite of baptism
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战斗的洗礼
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the trials of combat
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盛大的洗礼
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a great baptism
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经受洗礼
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to be baptized
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